laser and cubes 2 max 445nm handheld laser module

FireMyLaser · May 10, 2013

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I think he means to stack pbs cube after pbs cube in a long chain. I'm calling this a doomed failure right now; it's not going to work.

ricktrent4 · May 10, 2013

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daguin said:
<-- waits to **see** what the heck he is trying to do -- Without knife edging (and stacking), I don't understand it :thinking:

Peace,
dave

going to make new video now add upload it in the next 30min.
hope it help.

ARG · May 10, 2013

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PBS cubes can only be used once in a system of same wavelength diodes, unless I missed something.
If you shine the output of a PBS cube into another cube it will split the beam, not combine.

What most people do is take the amount of diodes they are going to use, divide that by two and knife edge those two groups separately, then combine with a PBS cube/waveplate.

Speedy78 · May 10, 2013

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What exactly does the waveplate do? I know you can combine without it does it just help the beam profile?

ARG · May 10, 2013

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Speedy78 said:
What exactly does the waveplate do? I know you can combine without it does it just help the beam profile?

Normally to change the polarization you have the rotate the diode 90 degrees, so with multimode diodes it would go from | to -.

So then when combining two diodes, one | and one - you get a + shape.
Example:

With a waveplate you can polarize the beam without rotating the diode 90 degrees so that people can combine | and | to make |. Allows it to overlap perfectly.

Speedy78 · May 10, 2013

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Ahh ok thanks for that clearification.

ricktrent4 · May 10, 2013

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http://youtu.be/OeKtVIcHFhonew video hope this help

Nerzhul · May 10, 2013

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I've seen the last video and it is taking shape, good luck with the project

now waiting for the next steps, the topic promises

ARG · May 10, 2013

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Have you tested this with more than two diodes?

The light that comes out of the first two sets of diodes is polarized in both directions, so when adding another cube one of the first two diodes you combined will go straight, and the other will go out the side.

I don't think this will work, but I would love to see it working with more than two diodes.

Cyparagon · May 10, 2013

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Yeah, that'll NEVER work. It's against the laws of physics. I'll let someone else explain how. Kudos for the attempt though.

Next time, at least try your idea before telling the world it's a Big Break-Through for the laser hobby.

BShanahan14rulz · May 10, 2013

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A PBS (polarizing beam splitter) is used to selectively reflect or transmit light based on its polarization. Basically, to split light into two beams made up of two orthogonally polarized beams.

We just use them backwards, providing two orthogonally polarized beams, and the PBS superimposes the beams into one.

spyrorocks · May 10, 2013

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ricktrent4 · May 10, 2013

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Cyparagon said:
Yeah, that'll NEVER work. It's against the laws of physics. I'll let someone else explain how. Kudos for the attempt though.

Next time, at least try your idea before telling the world it's a Big Break-Through for the laser hobby.

I will put up A video for you this weekend showing 2 beam and the beam coming out like this( l ) and not like this (+ ) would that work ?

Speedy78 · May 10, 2013

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I think everyone needs to see the third laser added and the second cube without resplitting the beam as a proof of concept.

chipdouglas · May 10, 2013

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no. a pbs is always + that is where the polarization comes to play in PBS. one laser is polarized north, one is polarazed south. that is how 1 laser goes straight through, and the second laser gets relfected in the same direction as the first laser. you will not make this work with only PBS cubes. there is no way around this.
and a wave plate changes the north/south laser, and a wave plate is only really needed if your laser isnt in a round host that can be rotated on its own axis

Once again, go read what cyparagon wrote about testing with your real amount of diodes, and stop saying that you tested it with 2. We all know a pbs is meant for 2. Nothing new here.

michael.

BShanahan14rulz · May 10, 2013

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They want you to combine at least 3 lasers using only the cubes.

You can rotate polarization using waveplate, so combining 2 lasers using a PBS and overlapping beams is easy still.

What they are getting at is, after you combine using a cube, you now have a beam comprised of one beam polarized |, and the other beam polarized -, but superimposed.

The use of a PBS is exactly to split a beam that has | and - polarization elements into two beams based on their polarization. So, once you send that combined beam through another cube to add another beam, yes the beam will be added into the beam. At the same time, another beam with the same polarization that is already present from the first cube, will be split out of the beam.

Pony Beam Spitter may be a better way to approach this problem.

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