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Red Lasers

Definition: lasers emitting red light

More general term: visible lasers

German: rote Laser

Category: laser devices and laser physics

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This article deals with lasers emitting in the red spectral region, i.e. with a wavelength roughly around 625–700 nm. The following types of red lasers are the most common:

Light from lasers operating at somewhat longer wavelengths, such as 750 or even 800 nm, can still be perceived as red light, if it is sufficiently intense. (There is no sharp boundary between the visible and the infrared spectral regions.) It can, however, be hazardous to view such light because such intensity levels required for good visibility can damage the retina.

Applications of Red Lasers

Red lasers are applied e.g. as laser pointers, for bar scanners and other laser scanners, for optical data recording or retrieval (e.g. on DVDs), for laser projection displays, for interferometers, for pumping of certain solid-state lasers (e.g. Cr:LiSAF or Cr:LiCAF), and in medical therapies (e.g. photodynamic therapy).

Suppliers

The RP Photonics Buyer's Guide contains 87 suppliers for red lasers. Among them:

Bibliography

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See also: lasers, helium–neon lasers, laser diodes, frequency doubling, blue lasers, green lasers, yellow and orange lasers, laser pointers

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