User`s manual

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4. LASER SAFETY
Please read next page carefully before you start an
installation
WARNING ! LASER SAFETY
Be very careful executing any step of alignment. Avoid
any exposure to the directed and reflected laser beams.
Direct and reflected laser radiation from pump lasers and Ti:
sapphire amplifier can cause serious eye damage. Remember,
that Ti: sapphire radiation is invisible or looks like as red
radiation of small intensity. However, it is dangerous even at
lowest intensity. Even diffuse reflections are hazardous. Check
all reflections during alignment procedure and provide
enclosures for beam paths whenever possible. Intense incoherent
luminescence is emitted from the Ti: sapphire rod also.
Many reflections are from pump laser. Please use safety
instructions of your pump laser and use their recommendations
in your work.
Wear protective goggles whenever possible.
Keep all beams below eye level always. Never look in the
plane of propagation of the beams.
When possible, maintain a high ambient light level in the laser
operation area.
Provide enclosures for beam paths whenever possible.
Establish a controlled access area for laser operation.
Post prominent warning signs near the laser operation area: