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Re: Wavelength of He-Ne laser



At 03:04 PM 5/13/97 -0600, Larry Smith wrote:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but the textbooks all say the
wavelength of He-Ne lasers is 632.8 nm; so why does my little $25 laser
pointer I carry to lecture say its wavelength is 670 nm?

Thanks in advance,
Larry


'Cos it's a laser diode?

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK