A laser system for illuminating an optical target comprising: a laser source configured to generate a first laser light beam; a beam stabilizer downstream from the laser source and configured to stabilize the first laser light beam; a beamsplitter downstream from the beam stabilizer and configured to split the stabilized first laser light beam into a plurality of second laser light beams; a multi-channel acousto-optic modulator, AOM, comprising a common acousto-optic medium configured to receive the plurality of second laser light beams, and a respective phase array transducer comprising a plurality of electrodes coupled to the common acousto-optic medium for each of the second laser light beams; and a plurality of radio frequency, RF, drivers each configured to generate respective RF drive signals for the phased array transducer electrodes; characterized in that the beam stabilizer comprises: a position mirror optically aligned with the first laser light beam from the laser source; a first servo motor configured to move the position mirror; a position sensor configured to measure a positional displacement of the laser light beam; and an angle mirror optically aligned with the first laser light beam from the laser source; a second servo motor configured to move the angle mirror; an angle sensor configured to measure an angular displacement of the laser light beam; and a servo controller coupled to the servo motors (152a, 152b) and configured to actuate the first servo motor to stabilize the first laser light beam based upon the position sensor and configured to actuate the second servo motor to stabilize the first laser light beam based upon the angle sensor. a laser source configured to generate a first laser light beam; a beam stabilizer downstream from the laser source and configured to stabilize the first laser light beam; a beamsplitter downstream from the beam stabilizer and configured to split the stabilized first laser light beam into a plurality of second laser light beams; a multi-channel acousto-optic modulator, AOM, comprising a common acousto-optic medium configured to receive the plurality of second laser light beams, and a respective phase array transducer comprising a plurality of electrodes coupled to the common acousto-optic medium for each of the second laser light beams; and a plurality of radio frequency, RF, drivers each configured to generate respective RF drive signals for the phased array transducer electrodes; characterized in that the beam stabilizer comprises: a position mirror optically aligned with the first laser light beam from the laser source; a first servo motor configured to move the position mirror; a position sensor configured to measure a positional displacement of the laser light beam; and an angle mirror optically aligned with the first laser light beam from the laser source; a position mirror optically aligned with the first laser light beam from the laser source; a first servo motor configured to move the position mirror; a position sensor configured to measure a positional displacement of the laser light beam; and an angle mirror optically aligned with the first laser light beam from the laser source; a second servo motor configured to move the angle mirror; an angle sensor configured to measure an angular displacement of the laser light beam; and a servo controller coupled to the servo motors (152a, 152b) and configured to actuate the first servo motor to stabilize the first laser light beam based upon the position sensor and configured to actuate the second servo motor to stabilize the first laser light beam based upon the angle sensor.