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From: jbm@eos.UUCP (Jeffrey Mulligan)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: HELP with LASRS and GRAPHICS!!!!
Message-ID: <560@eos.UUCP>
Date: 18 Apr 88 21:49:30 GMT
References: <4584@cup.portal.com>
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, California
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From article <4584@cup.portal.com>, by oliver@cup.portal.com:

> AO's do not bend the light....They create a Standing Wave and split the
> beam...Yes they do use a LOT of power but if fast switching is what your after
> this is the ticket.....
 

You might be able to deflect the beam by frequency modulating
the RF exciter.  The angles of the secondary beams are certainly
a function of the frequency.

> What is the number for Merith Instruments??
> I am intersted what quality AO's are avaible for $100..The ones we use in our
> head cost us around $1500 a piece!!!
 

Does this cost include RF source and/or amplifiers?

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