How to now if laser is IR ?

[Perez-Allende]

how can I now if my laser is ir ?

 

[me_too_lazy]

with a laser meter set to the IR wavelengths...

 

[paper183]

You won't see IR, near IR looks like a faint red.

 

[Perez-Allende]

You won't see IR, near IR looks like a faint red.

it will look faint red even if the laser is green ?

 

[paper183]

If it's green it's not IR ;D But if you meant, a way to look if your green also outputs IR you can look with a webcam without IR filter. Greens without filters usually output 808nm and 1064nm which you won't see with a naked eye, but you can see on a webcam without ir filter, making the green laser go through a pair of 532nm lasershades will help seeing the IR with the webcam because the shades will only let the IR go through and some green.

 

[Perez-Allende]

If it's green it's not IR  ;D But if you meant, a way to look if your green also outputs IR you can look with a webcam without IR filter. Greens without filters usually output 808nm and 1064nm which you won't see with a naked eye, but you can see on a webcam without ir filter, making the green laser go through a pair of 532nm lasershades will help seeing the IR with the webcam because the shades will only let the IR go through and some green.

Picture by my camera, so is it IR ?

 

[styropyro]

Sorry but you can't tell by a picture if it has IR in it.

 

[Things]

get a red piece of plastic, shine it through it, and view the otherside through a webcam. if there is ir, you will see purple. simple!

 

[SenKat]

Well, if it is your Nova laser - it is not IR They would have caught that prior to sending it out....which laser is this greenie ?

G !