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From: abeles@mhuxm.UUCP (J. Abeles (Bellcore, Murray Hill, NJ))
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Subject: Re: Laser Pulse Speed Enforcing
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 11:52:08 EST
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>If the laser beam is only a couple of millimeters
>wide, then the chances of it hitting the sensor for your dectctor are
>pretty slim.

The laser beam isn't going to be that narrow.  More like a few inches.
It depends on whether they are going to use a gas laser or a semiconductor
laser, the latter having wider beams.  I would have to agree that it
will be harder to detect the laser beam than a microwave beam.