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Re: LIDAR Sensor has arrived!
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Originally Posted by dellagd
Not quite. Glass is actually opaque to IR light, just like a piece of metal would be, while polycarbonate behaves just the same as it would in the visible spectrum (for a good bit). Things change when you move to different wave lengths, like, for instance, a black trash bag is totally transparent.
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True for some IR bands but not near-infrared. Glass transparency doesn't drop off until approx 2000nm but this laser operates at 900nm.
One source:
http://www.molalla.net/members/leeper/transmis.png
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