Filters and mirrors for laser applications

Exploiting Mirrors for Laser Stripe 3D Scanning

This paper proposes and evaluates the use of a mirror for improving the scanning process when using laser-stripe acquisition devices. We propose to exploit mirrors for two different purposes: automatizing the 3D acquisition process and allowing the scanning of hard-to-reach parts. The combined use of a flat mirror and a rotary table allows to scan, in a completely automatic and unattended manne...

Grazing-Incidence Metal Mirrors for Laser-IFE

Laser safety importance in clinical laser applications

Introduction: By introducing of laser systems and their continuous development, a new chapter of laser systems applications in a variety fields including research and clinical science in addition to the therapeutic, diagnostic applications were available for medical professionals in various fields. Most lasers emit radiation with intrinsic probable risks where in laser-tissue i...

Photonic microstructures as laser mirrors

Richard M. De La Rue University of Glasgow Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering Glasgow, Scotland G12 8LT United Kingdom Abstract. Deeply etched 1-D third-order Bragg reflectors have been used as mirrors for broad-area semiconductor lasers operating at 975-nm wavelength. From a threshold and efficiency analysis, we determine the mirror reflectivity to be approximately 95%. The d...

Highly Reflective Uranium Mirrors for Astrophysics Applications

The reported optical constants of uranium differ from that of vacuum significantly more than other elements do over the range of about 150 to 350 eV. This suggests that uranium could be used to produce high reflectance imaging mirrors for many soft x-ray applications. Elemental uranium is too chemically active to be used as a front surface mirror without protection. We computed the expected ref...