Beam Quality is the Key!

One of the key aspects to a great looking laser effect is the quality of the laser beam.

Do not let the actual power rating of lasers fool you. The key to bright lasers is not the power, it is the beam quality. Laser power or energy is a measure of energy per area, (a 10 watt laser with a 6mm beam diameter is only about .25 watts per square mm. A 2 watt beam with a diameter of 2mm has about .5 watts per square mm). The next problem with most lasers is beam divergence. The more the beam expands the less energy per sq mm.

The LX projector incorporates the absolute smallest and tightest beam available.

If you have used other high power YAG lasers then you know that the beam looks very bright close to the source, but dims quickly as it travels. This is because the amount of laser energy is being distributed over a bigger area as the beam travels away from the laser source. This is a bad solution for laser graphics creating a big fuzzy image.

With a high power YAG, at 100' the beam is about the size of a baseball and very fuzzy. A fat beam with a big divergence is not a very desirable laser for effects use. At 100' the beam from the LX projector is the size of a dime (10mm) and razor sharp. This makes for a very bright beam throughout its entire path. So you can see how a 2 watt laser with a 2mm beam and a very low divergence is actually brighter than a 10 watt 6mm beam with a large divergence.

Until recently no technology existed that could produce great beam quality at high power. Once you see the LX projector in action it will be clear why bigger is not necessarily better.

LX Projector Specifications

The design of the LX projector provides solutions to the problems of using traditional laser systems:

Versatility, limitless infinitely tunable effects

Rapidly reduced set-up and removal time

Easy programming interface through DMX

360 deg effects projection

Zero maintenance

Completely sealed optical path

No internal adjustments or beam alignment

Graphics Specifications

The ILDA Graphics Module provides the following:

60K ILDA graphics

Pangolin and ILDA file formats

Smart Flash Media storage of graphics

Includes large library of graphics, holidays, abstracts, and atmospheric effects

Custom graphics available plus stock libraries for almost any type of event

No external computer required - 100% DMX operated