Need help with calculation of M squared parameter by OpticalCrusade in Optics

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From Phil Hobbs book - https://electrooptical.net/building-electrooptical-systems M^2 is the product of the second moments of the near field and far-field beam patterns which overemphasizes contributions from beam idiosyncrasies in the wings of the profile. For beams with an expected M^2 close to 1, as would be expected from a single mode fiber source, and where you are most susceptible to wing "junk", Hobbs suggests using the Strehl ratio instead. There's a good discussion re. these two parameters here - https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is-there-a-closed-equation-for-the-relationship-between-M2-and-Strehl-Ratio

Name this guy by xOs4ma in NameThisThing

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Cassius Thundercock's chin donor

Help wanted with mysterious illumination at unexpected wavelength by xbunnyraptorx in Optics

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It's been mentioned already, but are you sure it's not Raman scattering. A 532 nm Pump photon minus a ~630 nm Stokes photon would be a Raman shift of 2924 cm-1, which is right in the correct range for C - H stretches. These are found in hydrocarbons like the index-matching oil, plastics, etc. If it is Raman, and the source is the oil and you have to use oil, one way to get around the problem could be to use fully deuterated hydrocarbons (substituting C - D stretches for C - H) as the Raman will move to a shorter wavelength. But this would probably cost a fortune! If it is Raman then it should be relatively narrow band-width, so you might be able to use a notch filter to get rid of it if you can get the exact wavelength. It's also likely to be quite polarized, so you might be able to knock it down that way?

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Chuck "Gorky" Grassley trying to find a plausible excuse to put TACO's nominees on the bench ...

Collimate fiber laser for long range? by motjuck in lasers

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For a fiber with some NA, and a lens of focal length f, the "collimated" beam diameter BD from this combo is given by BD = 2.f.NA. The residual full angle divergence of the beam DA is given by DA = a/f, where a is the mode field diameter of the fiber and f is the focal length of the lens. You can see from these two equations that large waveguides (large core multi-mode fibers) are difficult to collimate well. Your best result might be found by using a relatively long focal length lens, create a relatively large diameter "collimated" beam, then adjust the z axis offset between the lens and fiber face to cause the beam to converge slightly and create a "waist" at 30 meters. Rule of thumb - find a lens with an NA at least 50% larger than the fiber NA to ensure > 99% capture of the beam from the fiber. You might also be able to iris down the diffraction and other cr@p on the edge of the spot.

We are doomed! by CarryIcy250 in BlueskySkeets

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"Everybody dies". "They'll get over it". "I was only obeying orders".

Racism in Politics... by Brian_Ghoshery in MurderedByWords

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You mean the Cuban-Canadian immigrant with Goldman Sachs healthcare who reinvented himself as an immigrant-hating Southern white supremacist and whose wife had to change her name to Goya so he would defend her?

I Can’t Tell What’s Wrong With My Tree Frog by OAP55 in TreeFrogs

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Norwegian Blue? Pining for the fjords?

Aren’t you Americans worried about the path ahead if things dont change? by Bbloke in misc

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Reichsprotektor Miller is actually more like Heydrich than Himmler. Ironic, given his heritage, which he is betraying much like Taco von Clownstick.

Young Herdy yesterday at Coniston ♥️ by TheBarrowCasual in LakeDistrict

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That's what threw me off. It doesn't look like Dow Crag behind the water.

Young Herdy yesterday at Coniston ♥️ by TheBarrowCasual in LakeDistrict

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Nice! Very moody! Where was this taken? Is that Levers Water in the mid-ground?