today i got 2 of laser pointers(like the pic),
does anyone know what are the uses of these lasers?
i would like to do some of projects with them so does anyone know any project with them?
are these are really laser????!
i dont know if a pain in my eyes is because of using that device or is because of
sleeping problem i had yesterday.
It's a solid state laser. It doesn't have all the same properties as a gas tube laser.
I don't know of any "special" physical effects you might be able to pull of with it. Just bouncing it off of CDs and things is somewhat interesting.
It can be harmful to your eyes if you shine the beam straight into your eyes. Very reflective surfaces (mirror) can reflect the light as a beam and thus the reflection is still harmful. Actually its "harm" is greatly exaggerated for a 5mW device, the only reported case was a kid who stared into it and the damage was only temporary.
For starters there are a few miniature **broken link removed** and green laser projector projects. Actually I have I question of my own about those: how rapidly can a solid-state laser be switched on and off?
While we're on the subject, I was looking on ebay to buy a green laser pointer.
I came across an article that you can buy that claims it shows you how to take any 5mW laser pointer and make it a 15mW laser pointer. It said that an average high school student could do it with no problem. It said that 10 mW laser pointers are the highest allowed to to be shipped into the US.
Just remove a resistor? kick up the power to the diode?
The diode can switch very quickly but maybe not so fast if you're trying to switch power to the whole driver on and off. The limiting factor however is likely the speed of the receiver.
zachtheterrible said:
I came across an article that you can buy that claims it shows you how to take any 5mW laser pointer and make it a 15mW laser pointer.
I know that's true for green, I don't think so for reds. The hardware is pretty cheap and probably already overdriven. There are many free web pages documenting the mod. Since green laser pointers are quite expensive you may want to consider if making the extra power is worth risking degrading the emitter. I'm sure it's fun but probably won't be able to do any pointing task you couldn't do just as well with 5mW.
it is good but and i saw t before but i am not sure if it would work for more than 500 or 1KM or not
the beam of laser goes more than 700m and perhaps more.. so i am not sure if i can send my voice(or even my PC info) to my friend's home?the desitance is about 600m..
my observation show that MAX of destance for my laser pointer is about 700m at a night but at morning i can not send these laser beams for even 20M,so i guess th beam travels VERY more than 700M but we can not see it,though i am not sure if i couls send the beam to my friend's home then we can have comunication at mornings or not?
i think the baem is traveling at mornings but we can not see it because the air is bright so we should can have comunication at morning.
i have to try and solve the problem of receiver because it works with photocell and i will have a kind of problems at the morning, i must filter the power cause by bright of morning a kind!?
Actually now that i think about it there has always been something ive wondered about these lasers, how come some (like the one pictured i presume) show just the laser dot, and others u can see the whole beam from end to end. Can you modify one to the other?
Actually now that i think about it there has always been something ive wondered about these lasers, how come some (like the one pictured i presume) show just the laser dot, and others u can see the whole beam from end to end. Can you modify one to the other?
There's no difference, a laser can only be seen where it hits something, for the beam to be visible it needs to 'hit' something as it travels through the air - this is why smoke machines are used in disco's!.
The same applies to a normal torch, you can't see the beam unless the air isn't clear.
hi
thoday i taken one of my lasers apart, and there was a lenz and a micro led.. the amazing part is that the led bright is too low without the lenzand it can not travel even 30cm so i tried the lenz with a normal Light-emitting Diode(led) but the lenz could not focouss it :?:
does anyone know if the laser pointer distance(more than 700m) is because of its lenz ONLY? if so then i should be able to use from a lamp or led instead of the laser lamp?
what is the story??? :idea:
It's not just an LED, it's a Laser Diode, these produce coherent light, which the lens can then focus - a normal LED (or lamp) produces in-coherent light.
It's not just an LED, it's a Laser Diode, these produce coherent light, which the lens can then focus - a normal LED (or lamp) produces in-coherent light.