• DOI:10.2351/1.5056767
• Corpus ID: 16539407

A green laser pointer hazard

@inproceedings{Galang2010AGL,
  title={A green laser pointer hazard},
  author={Jemellie Galang and Allesandro Restelli and Edward W. Hagley and Charles W. Clark},
  year={2010}
}

• J. Galang, Allesandro Restelli, +1 author Charles W. Clark
• Published 9 August 2010
• Physics

An inexpensive green laser pointer was found to emit 20 mW of infrared radiation during normal use. This is potentially a serious hazard that would not be noticed by most users of such pointers. We find that the problem derives from an unsafe design, and describe a simple method of testing for it using common household items.An inexpensive green laser pointer was found to emit 20 mW of infrared radiation during normal use. This is potentially a serious hazard that would not be noticed by most users of such pointers. We find that the problem derives from an unsafe design, and describe a simple method of testing for it using common household items.