The laser module is one of the least reliable components in such a system. For that reason, it remains in a convenient pluggable form, enabling easy and inexpensive replacement. If designers were to ...

AFAIK, a "Laser" mouse uses a laser diode instead of a plain LED. what that does for performance isn't something I know.

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Active electro-optical (EO) sensing systems employ a transmitted optical field ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Two SpaceX-built satellites successfully exchanged data using optical communications terminals in a milestone for the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA), the agency’s director Derek ...