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[steve-o]

i think it is time we start scratching our heads for the best beam folding setup...

Ok- an idea- fwiw- if anybody uses this it will cost them a fiver mailed to me, 'cause I'm copyrighting this setup, it's called the steve-o single-prism dual-foldover phlabbergasster ©steve-o laser-Tronik 2011 lol.
This is 2 front surface mirrors bouncing the waste beam back to the knife-edge paralleling the main beam. The main beam is hitting the prism at an extreme angle making for an extremely small dot at far-field, (high magnification) but a high power waste-beam, (probably about 50/50) I haven't tried this yet, just came up with it yesterday , may work.. may not ..

[CDBEAM]

Yikes Steve....." IT COULD WORK " !!!!!

CDBEAM

[-bart-]

And the wastebeam of the wastebeam will have a wastebeam, will have a wastebeam, will have a wastebeam.
among other problems ...

[CDBEAM]

So what ! The loop continues to feedback into itself ??? Other problems ???? Please continue.
CDBEAM

[steve-o]

I dunno , I think Bart's right. I re-drew it in a highly exaggerated drawing below showing the secondary beam-path in green:
Shit. another invention down the tillet. Well , I'm sure somebody will come up with something .. I'll keep trying ..

[swamidog]

you would be better off using the reflected beam for lumia or other scan through effects.

I dunno , I think Bart's right. I re-drew it in a highly exaggerated drawing below showing the secondary beam-path in green:
Shit. another invention down the tillet. Well , I'm sure somebody will come up with something .. I'll keep trying ..

[steve-o]

you would be better off using the reflected beam for lumia or other scan through effects.

Yes, there are a lot of uses for waste-beams, it would just be nice to be able to re-combine for almost full power output in a smaller form-factor ;] (as we all know).

[swamidog]

you're butting heads against the law of diminishing returns. plus, the alignment issues are going to be a near death experience. i still have my hair. i'd like to keep it that way.

Yes, there are a lot of uses for waste-beams, it would just be nice to be able to re-combine for almost full power output in a smaller form-factor ;] (as we all know).

[logsquared]

Well , I'm sure somebody will come up with something ..

Why not use two prisms! However, you'd be better off using a cylindrical telescope on this diode anyway.

[steve-o]

Are you referring to an anamorphic prism pair? Yes, that is the standard solution. If you have a better idea, please elaborate. I'm sure we're all ears! (or eyes, as the case may be ) ..

Why not use two prisms! However, you'd be better off using a cylindrical telescope on this diode anyway.