Most powerful laser by peak power
The current most powerful laser by peak power record is 10.2 PW, held by ELI-NP High Power Laser System, developed by Thales and operated with IFIN-HH, set on September 25, 2026. Last checked October 14, 2026.
10.2
PW
ELI-NP High Power Laser System, developed by Thales and operated with IFIN-HH
- Holder
- ELI-NP High Power Laser System, developed by Thales and operated with IFIN-HH
- Record
- 10.2 PW
- Exact figure
- 10.2 petawatts
- Location
- Măgurele, Romania
- Date set
- September 25, 2026
- Recognized by
- Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), with Thales and IFIN-HH
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- cambridge.org Pw peak power femtosecond laser pulses at elinp
- thalesgroup.com Worlds most powerful laser developed thales and eli np achieves record
- eli-np.ro Read the source
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