How to build an Arctos multi diode array

[flogged]

what?

you can see the beams are going through telescopics to shrink them down

right, that's what I was asking. i was just wondering if there was an additional displacement on each spot after being formed into into a grid (apparently not). so you're creating an 'artificial' spot bit by bit.

Meant no disrespect by comparing to burning laser!

 

[andy_con]

have a read of the info on my web page again it should explain it all.

 

[JLSE]

wtf... you dont spemd 6months designing a laser, a few months to build it and ££££ to fucking burn somehting with it.

Why not? :eg:

 

[flogged]

Far as obtaining a patent on this process.. well it seems a bit ridiculous to me - how many different ways are there to go about doing this? That's just the nature of the game for these niche appliances I guess.

I can imagine ways to bring all the individual spots to a tighter focus within a given area (at a certain distance, for greater energy density/burning) but the overall beam spec would not be as good.

So I think it's a relatively simple concept, though actually making one obviously involves a considerable amount of planning and work.

Anyway, you've created a very impressive assembly! Would like to see more images of it in action.

 

[qumefox]

I've seen this brought up before.. I find it unlikely that arctos can claim patent rights to the principles involved in building something like this. At most they could only patent the entire projector design(and have it actually be enforceable), which means unless you made a carbon copy of the entire projector, your relatively safe from legal action, regardless of what they might try to tell you otherwise.. Everything I can see about the setup, as far as techniques for beam shaping, would in no way be any challenge whatsoever to demonstrate prior precedent before arctos was even a company.

It's sort of akin to trying to patent the concept of using punctuation.. Sure you could try and do it, and who knows, it might slip through the cracks and you might even actually get issued a patent... but good luck collecting anything on infringements.. And any patent that's unenforceable, is pointless.