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by uj8efdkjfdshf 2354 days ago
I see. Well with high enough laser intensities the back reflection portion plateaus due to plasma formation [0], while the specular reflection portion could probably be minimised with a suitable prepulse[1,2] to pattern the surface. That said, the reflected intensity is probably still going to be pretty high, so I guess laser weapons are probably best reserved for long range combat.

[0] https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/124726142/... [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21935245 [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016943321...