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Re: Projection displays

From: (Eric LaForest)
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 12:16:09 -0500 (EST)

>
>Ohhhh Kaaayy... Interesting discussion about the harmful effects of laser
>light, guys, but I think the point was this was a *projection* display
>(check the subject line). So it would be an intense laser light, but no one
>should be standing so they could see into the beam at all (as they'd be
>blocking the picture.)

...and also, if it was a retinal display, the length the beam has to
travel is so short, a simple LED will provide ample
power/luminosity/sharpness....but why would luminosity be a problem for a
laser?  I can see the reflection of a 5mW laser pointer on white concrete
a  mile away at night...assuming a better, HeNe laser and some mild
focusing optics, one should be able to draw on an overcast sky with not
much more than 5 to 10mW.

(The local casino had a trio of spots tracking the sky once...thought we'd
like to one-up them...;)

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