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Calculating the laser working distance

If you know the aperture angle of a laser and the required size of the depicted laser line (or your projection pattern), you can also calculate the required working distance for the correct mounting of the laser module:

Laser working distance

Calculating the laser working distance

Line length or pattern size in mm:
Opening angle of laser:

Needed working distance for laser:

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Attention: Calculated line lengths of under 0.1 mm or beyond 1,000,000 mm are declared invalid.

Further explanations on laser triangulation can be found in chapter "Lasers as illumination".

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