Laser Nuisance

[rottenray]

Tolka writes:

I wonder to what extent the average member of the public realises the danger caused by pointing l@sers at aircraft.

Obviously, they don't realize that it poses a great danger.

When should one be able to *safely* distract a pilot?

Obviously, never - and some times are worse than others based on the workload in the cockpit.

mike wsm asks about

18nS pulse at 1053nM of 180J,

written by nigel

~1000 nanometers puts it in the infrared; J = Joules = Watts for the sake of this argument, so, 180 watts; 18 nanoseconds is a really, really short pulse.

Hmm. Powerful. Invisible to the human eye in both wavelength and duration.

Target illumination?



RR

[lasernigel]

~1000 nanometers puts it in the infrared; J = Joules = Watts for the sake of this argument, so, 180 watts; 18 nanoseconds is a really, really short pulse.

Hmm. Powerful. Invisible to the human eye in both wavelength and duration.

Target illumination?

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Uses enormous. Besides strengthening also now used for forming. Technology from LLNL originally.

[Ex Cargo Clown]

~1000 nanometers puts it in the infrared; J = Joules = Watts for the sake of this argument, so, 180 watts; 18 nanoseconds is a really, really short pulse.

Hmm. Powerful. Invisible to the human eye in both wavelength and duration.

Target illumination?

I'm guessing it is a yttrium aluminium laser of some description, maybe used for ablation of some type, spectroscopy maybe?

I've used similar lasers at just over 1000nm that can wallop out 1 GW cm−2 for 10 ns. Now that would bring a tear to your eye...

[mike-wsm]

Originally Posted by rottenray

J = Joules = Watts

Please see pm. Thanks.

[Basil]

I guess rottenray means 1w = 1 joule/sec.

p.s. that was not OTTOMH