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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: TramAlot on September 25, 2010, 01:34:24 PM

Title: Hologram's in a cube
Post by: TramAlot on September 25, 2010, 01:34:24 PM

How do they burn holograms and images inside of cubes?

how big a laser? etc...

Title: Re: Hologram's in a cube
Post by: derekbpcnc on September 25, 2010, 06:03:21 PM

Hi ,

As far as I know, a focused laser is used - most likely a YAG laser as a CO2 would just burn the surface.

The image is a 3D point cloud. ( not a true hologram)
The laser scans in X and Y but also dynamically focuses the laser for each point i.e the depth in the z plane.

Because the laser beam is focused, the power density exceeded the damage threshold of the material (acrylic?) only at the "point in space" and no where else in the material along the beam path.

Thats to the best of my limited understanding anyway ;D

ATB
Deker

Title: Re: Hologram's in a cube
Post by: TramAlot on September 25, 2010, 09:46:30 PM

Thanks that gives me a good idea of how it works.

I guess its on to a yag search :)