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Article #3914How do you aim a laser? (Watch where you point that, son!)
From: Doug Claar
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1989 19:02
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1989 19:02
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This is probably a naive question, but how do you aim a laser beam? (I know, very carefully!). But seriously, are there non-mechanical methods to aim a beam, or must I rely on moving mirrors around? What do things like handheld laser barcode scanners and heads-up displays do? Are they mechanical?? Thanks, Doug Claar HP Computer Systems Division UUCP: mcvax!decvax!hplabs!hpda!dclaar -or- ucbvax!hpda!dclaar ARPA: dclaar%hpda@hplabs.HP.COM
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!motcsd!hpda!hpcupt1!dclaar From: dclaar@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Doug Claar) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: How do you aim a laser? (Watch where you point that, son!) Message-ID: <6220003@hpcupt1.HP.COM> Date: 1 Dec 89 19:02:05 GMT Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 11