Lasers are used in the entertainment industry are narrow beam (coherent) light sources of specific colours. The laser light is generated in a glass / ceramic tube by the gas or gases being excited under certain conditions. These gas(es) then produce the laser effect. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission Radiation. The colour of the laser beam depends on the energy levels in the atomic or molecular structure of the particular gas or gases used.
Laser Hire Limited will advise on suitable systems based on the specific criteria of each event.
i) TYPE and Power of laser ? The options are:
| Lasers | Colours | |
| 1) | Air cooled lasers, up to 200 mW | Green / Red |
| 2) | Air cooled Nd:YAG laser systems, 400mW, 2.5W or 60W+ | Green |
| 3) | Medium frame water cooled lasers up to 8 Watts | Green / Blue or full colour |
| 4) | Large frame water cooled lasers, 10 to 15 Watts | Green / Blue, Red (5-7w) or full colour |
| NB) All options can now be solid state or gas depending on colour requirements | ||
ii) Which laser control system ? The options are:
| 1) | Magnum I- Laser / lighting controller of the year for three years. This excellent system is safe, consistent and versatile, ideal for producing spectacular as standard, producing single beams, cones, flat planes, lissajous figures, point modes, graphics and messages with up to 60 characters. This standard control system can produce spectacular effects to meet our standards. |
| 2) | Magnum II / III / Q- The recent additions to the Laser Hire Limited repertoire are up-to-date systems providing beam blanking, colour mixing, advanced high quality graphics and animations. The specialist graphical systems still provide extensive aerial effects and have an enormous graphic storage capacity. These systems can also be used with a tape interface and / or computers. |
| 3) | Pangolin systems - These state of the art control systems are continuously under development and are available for regular use with fibre optic unit outputs. They are the first control systems specifically designed for high quality graphical work using the latest technology of PC-AOM devices, incorporating Cambridge or G120 scanners. |