Laser spot size and power tutorial

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Laser spot size and power tutorial

Postby lasersafe1 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:42 pm

I found this link on the web that gives us the information without all the fancy equations:

http://www.parallax-tech.com/faq.htm

Those of you with rf lasers might also note that they recharge tubes at their facility.
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Re: Laser spot size and power tutorial

Postby bdring » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:56 pm

Yes,

That is a great source. I used that page for much of my research on my optics calculator page
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Re: Laser spot size and power tutorial

Postby lasersafe1 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:13 pm

Oops, I missed seeing your calculator. Very nice! What I like about their writeup is that it mentions that although the theoretical calculation might give you a small size, the real world optics won't give you that result.
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