[Laser] Fiber coupled Laser

[Tom Miller]

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:14:54 -0700, Terry Morris W5TDM wrote
> Hi Group,
> 
> Has anyone used a fiber coupled Laser for LOS?NLOS links.  I would 
> guess easy positioning/holding of the output end of the fiber at the 
> collimator focus would not be an easy task. I guess if you had the 
> right cleaver, you could cut the fiber where it exits the housing, 
> then just mount the housing.
> 
> Any thoughts on best way to position. I keep seeing some fiber 
> coupled lasers on ebay at reasonable prices for output power. Only 
> problems seem to be power is a little high, and seller can't give 
> any details on fiber.
> 
> Any experiance out there doing this.
> 
It's most likely single mode fiber with a connector. If it has an ST end, you 
could mount a barrell adaptor so the fiber end is at the focus.