Wednesday, August 01, 2012

[rnbxmzok] Signaling via lasers

At what distance can a typical cat-toy laser pointer be safely viewed with the naked eye?  At what distance is it too far away (attenuated by dispersion)?

How would one properly aim such a laser?  Perhaps a scope attached to it.  Note that the distance it can be seen is much greater than the distance its reflection can be seen from the source.

Any interesting quaint applications?  (Other than free-space optical laser internet.)

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