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|    ewugkg@gmail.com to Phil Hobbs    |
|    Re: Intersecting Lasers    |
|    24 Sep 15 01:33:30    |
      On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 5:47:54 PM UTC+5:30, Phil Hobbs wrote:       > >What happens at the point of intersection of 2 lasers.       > >If 2 lasers of different colour intersect, what will be happening       > >at the point of intersection? Won't colour mixing happen??       > >Won't that point where the lasers intersect be of different colour?       > >For example if we use a green and a red laser then will not the point       > >of intersection be yellow, if we use red and blue will not the point       > >of intersection be magenta? The lasers are intersecting just in air.       >       > In the absence of scattering, nothing happens whatsoever. The beams pass       through each other without even noticing.       >       > If the air is dusty, the colours in the scattered light will mix in much the       same way as with LEDs. This is a purely visual effect, though--you won't get       additional wavelengths, because the scattering is linear.       >       > Cheers       >       > Phil Hobbs              Please explain "as with LEDs"              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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