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    I just thought I'd share my progress on a 'undisclosed' diode laser with an anamorphic prism pair

    (Upper = with the prisms, lower = without)

    Sorry for the crappy pic, I'm running them just above threshold and they're still saturating the camera.

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    What colour are the diodes? The dots looks red, the surroundings yellow and your hand green!

    Anyway not a bad result.

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    Quote Originally Posted by colouredmirrorball View Post
    What colour are the diodes?...

    You're obviously not related to Hercule Poirot are you
    Quote: "There is a theory which states that if ever, for any reason, anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”... Douglas Adams 1952 - 2001

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    No I'm not.

    I am pretty sure they are some unnamed diodes but those colours look so weird I had to ask to be sure ;-)

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    No offence intended, I just thought it was funny
    Quote: "There is a theory which states that if ever, for any reason, anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”... Douglas Adams 1952 - 2001

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jem View Post
    You're obviously not related to Hercule Poirot are you
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    Jem thats made my day!

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    Thanks Jem, I just ejected half a cup of tea from my nose all over my new laptop




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    I got some more work done on this module.
    Wiring is not final yet, because everything will have to come off again to drill the last holes and to trim the base plate.

    The prisms are setup to get the same expansion. The angles used for both diodes are not equal. This way the output beam of the prisms farthest from the camera is not parallel with the input beam. This is to compensate for the height difference introduced.
    Last edited by FourDee; 06-19-2010 at 08:00.

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    Very nice!
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