Lasers Are Everywhere - Elixis Technology

Lasers Are Everywhere - Elixis Technology

A number of everyday objects work off of lasers, some visible, some not. Many digital cameras use infrared light to focus, touchless thermometers use light to gauge temperature, and a standard computer mouse uses a laser to detect your movement of it, and from that, change the position of the pointer on your computer’s monitor. To start, the office mouse. Older mice used to use a roller ball detector in place of the laser – this relied on good f…