I need some of these dichros!

**Lasernerd** · 03-18-2009, 11:04

Originally Posted by Doc

Hmm,he is also wearing a watch.
I remove my bling,rubber band up my sleeves before i put my hands in the beam paths of some of my past and present toys

**Laserman532** · 03-18-2009, 11:05

Originally Posted by Doc

This is the aiming and ranging system onboard a Boeing 747 missile defence aircraft. The main laser on board is a Megawatt chemical laser @ 1315nm! They are aiming for 2.33MW

but it looks like government funding is about to be cut off.

Never mind; it'll probably end up on ebay next year, then we just need a 6.5 ton KTP crystal, some largish optics, probably best to fit some sort of a heatsink (maybe Aixiz have them) and we'd have a pretty funky 657 blue.

Another year or so later; somebody on LPF would have it mounted in a pointer!

the "public" funding may "appear" to be cut off, but it wont be cut off...EVER...i have a friend on that project, he is very secure.

**Laserman532** · 03-18-2009, 11:06

Originally Posted by Lasernerd

Hmm,he is also wearing a watch.

How else is he going to tell time?

**Laserman532** · 03-18-2009, 11:09

Originally Posted by heroic

You'd be surprised how much dust there is in "clean" air unless you're in a class 10 clean room. If I were working with dichros that may be taking a megawatt of COIL output, I'd want to avoid sneezing on them too.

<kent> It's your own fault, Knight, didn't anyone ever tell you to make sure your optics were clean?

my guess is that the optics on this table have nothing to do with the big laser.

**heroic** · 03-18-2009, 11:10

Originally Posted by Laserman532

my guess is that the optics on this table have nothing to do with the big laser.

If they're part of the targetting system then they probably want to avoid distorting the wavefront with gunk on the optics anyway.

**Doc** · 03-18-2009, 11:13

It was probably one of those "hey you, put this on and look technical for the photo" moments.

I believe this is part of the aiming and ranging system.

**Doc** · 03-18-2009, 11:14

Originally Posted by Laserman532

How else is he going to tell time?

A considered and valid point.

**keeperx** · 03-18-2009, 12:38

Originally Posted by Doc

A considered and valid point.

time.. time is an illusion, lunch time doubly so.

**Doc** · 03-18-2009, 12:47

Agreed, but at the end of the day it's night.

**300EVIL** · 03-18-2009, 21:46

Originally Posted by heroic

If they're part of the targetting system then they probably want to avoid distorting the wavefront with gunk on the optics anyway.

Naa,,, The gunk compensates for atmospheric distortions.

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