It wouldn't need a lot of power for a direct hit, but incidental laser energy could do it too if the power is sufficient enough. The video below shows the incidental damage caused by a high power ND:YAG flash lamp pumped laser. The confetti dots in the image were caused by the laser light damaging the Sony image sensor of the camera without direct illumination. StyroPyro mentions it shortly after the time mark the video starts at.
It wouldn't need a lot of power for a direct hit, but incidental laser energy could do it too if the power is sufficient enough. The video below shows the incidental damage caused by a high power ND:YAG flash lamp pumped laser. The confetti dots in the image were caused by the laser light damaging the Sony image sensor of the camera without direct illumination. StyroPyro mentions it shortly after the time mark the video starts at.
https://youtu.be/-BeTq99LqUo?t=437
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