Can a laser beam produce energy on a solar panel ?

Yes it Can. At a basic level, a (photovoltaic) solar panel is simply a device that converts photons into electrical energy. Laser beams are just an intense source of only one specific photon color and so in principle these photons could get converted into electrical energy. read more

I have a laser beam pointed at a solar panel (regular PV cells) and the current comes out as expected on my oscilloscope (small waves varying like pulses between 0.45 and 0.50 V regularly). I tried rectifying the current with a full wave bridge and then simply a diode but I can't seem to get a DC output. read more