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Thanks, that's what I thought but I seemed to recall a type of prism that would always output a beam in a particular direction regardless of the angle of incident. With a beam splitter the angle of incident of both beams would have to be exactly 180 degrees, correct?

I'm working on building an etching laser and want to have a visible red 5mw laser to serve as a guide, then switch to the IR laser for etching. Ideally id like the opposite of a beam splitter. Basically shooting a red laser from one side, then switching to the IR laser aimed at the other side...

Hey all. Anyway, had a question, I'm working on building an etching laser and want to have a visible red 5mw laser to serve as a guide, then switch to the IR laser for etching. Ideally id like the opposite of a beam splitter. Basically shooting a red laser from one side, then switching to...