Laser are getting ten times more powerful every 3 years, soon Exawatt lasers will unlock fusion and more | NextBigFuture.com

Laser are getting ten times more powerful every 3 years, soon Exawatt lasers will unlock fusion and more | NextBigFuture.com:

"...Ultra-intense lasers are lasers with capabilities exceeding 10^19 Watts per square centimeter (10 quintillion watts per square centimeter). 

...In 2015, Japan fired a 2 petawatt laser and believe this could be a pathway to commercial nuclear fusion.
Ultrapowerful lasers have been increasing in power by 1000 times every ten years for the past forty years..."