Gizmo Quiz Volume 2 - Issue 6

The Saturday Classic

[bird]

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!

What is this? [earlybird.20m.com]

I want the exact name of the gizmo.

An explanation of what it does will come as a bonus.

[olias]

Is it for calibrating lasers/ other light sources?

[bird]

it has somethig to do with laser and focus

probably used ouside research as well

no moving parts (I think)

nothing chemical

not a pattern generator

not for calibrating

[SlowMove]

a veeblefetzer doodacky jiggumbob bizzo?

[pmac]

used in an eye exam?

[Sinner_G]

A fiber collimator?

[bird]

no medical application

we had that collimator thing already, didn't we?
I don't think you can collimate fibers anyway... ;)

[defanjos]

Does it have a lens inside?
Do you rotate part of it to focus the laser?

[SlowMove]

a radial graded-index (GRIN) lens?

[Sinner_G]

Is it used in astronomy?

[bird]

I'm not sure if you call the interior components "lens", although they have a similar effect.

No motion involved.

not used in astronomy

[mat]

IR Spotlight?

[SlowMove]

a prism?

[Sinner_G]

Some kind of probe?

[lgn]

laser motion detection system

[bunltd]

Refractive Beam Shaper

[newport.com...]

[SlowMove]

Good work bunltd

[bird]

bunltd has it, cool!

where's the score master?

[bunltd]

Someone will have to fill me on the hosting of the gizmo quiz, please. I've been trying for weeks to solve one, instead of coming up moments short or a page away from the answer. I suppose this makes me a foo-ite. ;)

LisaB

[Shadi]

how the hell did anyone find this in the first place :P

[werty]

Just giving this a bump to make sure we have one this weekend. I look foward to them every week.

Also here is the score board/rules [vif.com]

[bunltd]

Thanks werty, I am working on it!

LisaB