Re: Beam combining 2x CO2 laser beams
Originally Posted by
ozstockman
The other thing is a beam polarization. You won't get the maximum output of two tubes combined if they are not polarized. I saw how its done when my laser was setup. You need a power meter to measure when they are polarized. It is achieved by rotating one tube until the maximum output is reached. I believe the second tube should be rotated 90 degrees to the first one.
Lower-cost CO2 laser tubes are RANDOM polarised. That means they are NOT polarized.
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