[Laser] Re: A lot but very little

[Chuck Hast]

On 12/28/06, glennt at charter.net <glennt at charter.net> wrote:
> Uhhh... why is coherence an issue? In nearly all laser, the beam becomes non-coherent within a fairly small number of cm after exiting to laser.
>
> Diffraction limited beams are another matter. They do not require coherence...
>
> 73 de Glenn wb6w
>
Yes,that is what I am finding out, indeed the Luxeon devices are becoming
very attractive for this.

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