[Laser] looking for ideas on amplifying RS laser pointer

Thu, 15 Aug 2002 15:45:38 -0400

If you mean amplify the optical output, forget it. If you want more laser power,
get a bigger diode and optics and make a power supply.  It'll be HUGELY cheaper.

John

JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON wrote:

> Hi everyone.  I have finally found my older Radio Shack Laser Pointer, and
> it is the 300 foot pointer that is pen shaped.
>         I would like to amplify it.  Any ideas?  Also, I am looking for
> ways to communicate using lasers, and am in Grosse Pointe, Michigan just
> outside of Detroit.  Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
>
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