• Question: How big are the lasers that you use to take pictures of small or fast moving things?

    Asked by johne019 to Tim, Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tom on 28 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by lordofdeadspace2.
    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      There are a few different types.
      We have diode lasers that are about 25cm x 15cm x 8cm, although the laser diode inside is about the size of a postage stamp (the rest is lenses and electronics).
      We have Nd:YAG lasers, which are about the size of a desktop computer.
      And we have copper vapour lasers that are about 1.5m x 0.5m x 0.5m.

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 29 Jun 2012:

      These are similar sizes to the lasers we use.

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