Scientists in China have created the world’s first synchronization system for the convergent combination of microwave radiation from various sources into a single powerful energy beam. The installation of seven platforms, each with its own radiation source, was configured to form a single beam whose power was sufficient to suppress the GPS signal in orbit. It is also possible to transmit the energy obtained in space to the Earth.

To harvest energy from multiple microwave beams from widely spaced sources, it is necessary to position the sources to a millimeter error and synchronize the signal within 170 picoseconds. They have already learned how to do this for laser radiation sources and how to use it in powerful laser systems for military and civilian purposes. This is more difficult to do with microwave radiation. However, microwave radiation passes through the atmosphere with less loss.

All installations were connected via optical communication lines to synchronize the distributed microwave transmission equipment. It’s like the Event Horizon Telescope, only in reverse. The TGS telescope collected microwave data from eight radio telescopes spread around the Earth. It was not possible to connect them optically, and the data on the hard disks was moved to a single data center for synchronization.

The Chinese experiment made it possible to instantly synchronize sources of microwave radiation to create a single powerful beam. First of all, this technology is considered military, for example, to suppress global positioning satellite systems. However, there may also be peaceful purposes. In particular, ensuring wireless transmission Solar energy produced with minimal loss in Earth orbit.