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Some mirrors can reflect a lot more light even if in narrower wavelength ranges. But that only makes the matters worse from a practical human perspective, when trying to use them on large surfaces outside. It would feel like staring into the Sun far too often.



Which mirrors are that, and why are they made, what are they used for? Just giant telescopes on remote mountaintops, or is there more?


Lasers! :)

I'm talking about dielectric mirrors. Wikipedia suggests 99.999% or better reflectivity over a narrow range of wavelengths.


Of course. Duh.




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