The power of a reflected beam

kakcoo

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Does anyone know the power of a 45mW beam reflected in a window. How many percent are reflected, how many percent are absorbed and how many percent goes through the window.
 

photonic

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It depends on the window /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I would say roughly 50% transmission (and of course 50% reflection). But that's just a guess. If you need to split a beam into two equally powered beams there are beam splitters made with specific transmission/reflection properties... A little gets lost due to absorption but at 45mW you won't see that.

This assumes your beam is not normal to the surface (perpendicular).
 

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I'd like to know abit more about laser reflection too,

Just say my IR filter came off my laser for some reason, does IR reflect in a similar way to visible light? How about UV light? Do IR and UV go through glass?
 

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UVB and UVC, are those the waves which give people a sun tan/skin cancer?

What frequency are they at?
 

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UVA (long wave UV) is generally considered to be the range from 315-400nm.

UVB (medium wave UV) is generally considered to be the range from 280-315nm.

UVC (short wave UV) is generally considered to be the range from 200-280nm.

"Vaccume UV" is generally considered to be wavelengths below 200nm. The lower range is sometimes quoted as 10nm, and sometimes 100nm. It is absorbed by air within a few inches, so it really requires a vaccume to propagate.

UVB, UVC, and vaccume UV are bad for the skin and eyes. UVB causes corneal fogging, suntans, sunburns, and skin cancer; and UVC is generally considered to be germicidal.
 

photonic

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PS Longwave UV is what a blacklight puts out and what makes those Grateful Dead posters glow...
 
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