Recent content by adaminc

I am going to use just a single laser, and I have a line on getting a 2w 808nm Laser Diode for $70 each (I don't expect them to be top-notch or anything), that makes this NIR light, which might or might not be visible, anyways, I was wondering if I will need a collimating lens or a focusing lens...

I was thinking about what everyone has told me and I am wondering if you can easily combine beams of different wavelengths without interference, e.g. a 650nm and a 720nm or 808nm beam? If so, I was also thinking that if I could combine 2 or 3 of those different wavelengths, and have two sets...

I don't have to pulse them, it would be nicer since I could over power them, but its all going to be controlled from a microcontroller, so I am hoping that sync issues can be easily solved just by tweaking values. But if it does become too difficult, then I will just run them constantly.

When you mean use a row of small mirrors, do you mean so that the laser will bounce off one mirror and pass through the next mirror to combine with the beam on that mirror? or do you mean just have a bunch of mirrors that are redirecting the beams into a specific spot? The laser diodes I...

Alrighty, I have 2 simple questions about Laser Beam Combination. I was wondering if I could take multiple Laser Diodes and direct them all at the same point and have the combined energy of the lasers at that single point. Would phase cancellation be an issue? If that doesn't work, I was...