From this blurb, it looks like DARPA is trying to make a >100W fiber and
eventually 100kW for "speed of light engagement."

http://www.darpa.mil/tto/programs/hpfl.html

Mark

 >can you transmit laser energy through a fiber optic cable?
 >If you have a laser that melts metal, can you channel this type of
 >thing through a fiber optic cable and still melt the metal?

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