Hi everyone! I've been reading over these forums for the last few days, and I'm finding that I'm very interested in all of this stuff.
I've decided I want to build my own laser, and my end-goal is to build a powerful laser (hopefully ~500mW or higher output). However, I think I need to know the background and science behind it all before I attempt to build one, as I think it's more important that you know what you're doing (other than following a set of instructions) and know how it works.
Basically what I'm after is all the information you can give me related to the science behind the lasers and the building of them. I'll be focusing on handheld lasers, so preferably stuff that relates to that.
If you have any resources you can share with me regarding tutorials, laser science (preferably handheld related), how to build lasers, the parts of a handheld laser and what they are, and so fourth, I'd be truly grateful
Keep in mind that I'm pretty much going from 0 knowledge regarding lasers, so I'll need to obviously start basic.
Thanks guys!
I've decided I want to build my own laser, and my end-goal is to build a powerful laser (hopefully ~500mW or higher output). However, I think I need to know the background and science behind it all before I attempt to build one, as I think it's more important that you know what you're doing (other than following a set of instructions) and know how it works.
Basically what I'm after is all the information you can give me related to the science behind the lasers and the building of them. I'll be focusing on handheld lasers, so preferably stuff that relates to that.
If you have any resources you can share with me regarding tutorials, laser science (preferably handheld related), how to build lasers, the parts of a handheld laser and what they are, and so fourth, I'd be truly grateful
Keep in mind that I'm pretty much going from 0 knowledge regarding lasers, so I'll need to obviously start basic.
Thanks guys!