Laser Technical Reference Guide is a comprehensive technical explanation of laser technology.

Browse on the pages below to know more about the use of lasers and how to make the right choice of the models according to your application.

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01. Lasers: Safety, Diode Lasers, Helium Neon Lasers, Drive, Info, Parts

01.A Laser Safety - Hazards to vision, other issues, 100W light bulb versus 1 mW laser, safety classifications.

01.B Diode Lasers - Basic considerations, visible and IR (e.g., from CD player) types, testing, visibility, collimation.

01.C Helium Neon Lasers - Theory (simple), operation, sealed HeNe tubes, testing, problems, collimation, recharging.

01.D Items of Interest - General Laser Information - Laser power meters, speckle, Fabry-Perot and DFB, more.

01.E Laser Information Resources - Books, magazines, links.

02. Diode Lasers Tutorial

03. Laser Systems

All this info and more can be found browsing on the following web sites:

http://iks-jena.de/

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/lasers/diodelasers/

http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/

http://members.misty.com/don/

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3931/laserdio.htm