Mirrors Used in CO2 Laser

6 comments

Mae Selvig Participant Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3	Mirrors Used in CO2 Laser 05/18/2020 7:34 AM
	Conducting research project using C02 laser used in 3D printing scaffolds for bone tissue. Focus is finding global potential of co2 laser single component the mirror. the mirror used in Co2 laser can it be used in any other type of technology other than co2 laser?
	Register to Reply

Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.

PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 31070 Good Answers: 826	#1 Re: Mirrors used in CO2 Laser 05/18/2020 8:33 AM
	The best bet is to engage a local Marketing specialist, because this is an Engineering forum. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
	Register to Reply

SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 32533 Good Answers: 1782	#2 Re: Mirrors used in CO2 Laser 05/18/2020 12:23 PM
	Compact makeup mirror for Barbie? __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
	Register to Reply

dkwarner Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Placerville, CA (38° 45N, 120° 47'W) Posts: 6083 Good Answers: 245	#3 Re: Mirrors used in CO2 Laser 05/18/2020 11:28 PM
	The CO₂ lasers I've worked with produce/use infrared light. Any mirror intended for use with a CO₂ laser should be usable in any other system that uses a similar wavelength of light. __________________ Teaching is a great experience, but there is no better teacher than experience.
	Register to Reply

StandardsGuy Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North America, Earth Posts: 4446 Good Answers: 105	#4 Re: Mirrors used in CO2 Laser 05/19/2020 1:11 AM
	Why don't you look into it? __________________ “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” - Richard Feynman
	Register to Reply

dkwarner Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Placerville, CA (38° 45N, 120° 47'W) Posts: 6083 Good Answers: 245	#5 In reply to #3 Re: Mirrors used in CO2 Laser 05/19/2020 12:00 PM
	Above, I attempted to answer the question posed in the OP. Now, after re-reading the OP and seeing the similar post regarding the single item discharge tube, This appears to be a marketing question, not an engineering question. This is not an appropriate forum for marketing questions. __________________ Teaching is a great experience, but there is no better teacher than experience.
	Register to Reply

Jpfalt Guru Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 1746 Good Answers: 87	#6 Re: Mirrors used in CO2 Laser 05/19/2020 12:35 PM
	I do see that this is a technical question. The answer is that it could be used in any reflecting application where the applicable wavelength will be reflected and the power density won't cause degradation of the reflecting surface. Realize that the mirror in question will probably be optimized for the infrared wavelength produced by your laser if it was manufactured specifically for that application, but then it is very possible the mirror is not optimized and was sourced as an acceptable commodity and plugged into the laser tube design. It is entirely possible it could be used effectively over a wide range of wavelengths. Starting at https://www.edmundoptics.com/c/infrared-ir-mirrors/661/ you would need to determine the substrate and coatings applied to your particular mirror and determine the range of wavelengths and power densities you might want to use. At some wavelengths the optical coating will become opaque and the mirror will cease to function.
	Register to Reply

Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.