Re: diode laser

In article <Xns97A16C0326A31jlodmanbajamontana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Michael Lodman <jlodman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When I look at the output of a diode laser, it doesn't look like a solid
color spot, but scintillates (sparkles).

Why is that?




Have you noticed that the speckles are still unless you move your head, or
that they're the same size no matter how far away the spot is? The
speckling isn't happening on the paper, it's happening in your eyeball.

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