Re: Laser Difraction

From: Louis Boyd (boyd_at_apt0.sao.arizona.edu)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:25:31 -0700

It's rough when senility takes over.
Yes, divergence...as in divergence from reality...
It can be embarrasing. 

--
Lou Boyd
Sam Goldwasser wrote:
> And I guess both you guys mean divergence. :)
>>
>>>I have a 7mW NeHE laser here.  I have read that using something
>>>similar to a telescope I can significantly reduce difraction on the
>>>beam.  I have a telescope here as well, but regardless of how I
>>>point the laser through the telescope the beam either comes out
>>>bigger than before or not at all.  I must be doing something wrong,
>>>but what, and how do I do it right!?
>>>Thanks!
>>
>>I'll assume you mean dispersion rather than diffraction.

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