Hersheypark -  Laser System (2000 - 2001)

Dual Beam Projectors (2 x 10W Spectra Physics Millennia DPSS Lasers)

Main Projector Version 1

View From Projection Booth

Left Side Beam House

Beam Effect System (1 of 2)

40' x 60' Automated Screen

Main Projector (fiber input)

First Install (Schneider Laser #1)

Schneider / AV Imagineering Promo Video (Replacement Laser install shown here)

Non-polarized PCAOM system (PCAOM split the beams into polarized V/H beams, then multi-prism recombined back to a collinear beam, about 70% efficient)

Final Main Projector (just waiting for output lens system)

50um Fiber Collimator Optics did not like the 35KW pulses (possible inclusion in the optics caused this)

Inside the Laser...

Yours Truly in Class 100 Cleanroom realigning the SESAM (SEmiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror) that produces the 7ps pulses at 80MHz

Beautiful Laser System Design - The best beam quality and color I have ever seen to this day!

The Final Output... Testing with no fog (see video for best images of output)

Bonus - They Broke My Laser in Shipping !

These were the models that did not have the internal AOMs, and thus could produce 20W of output (you could overdrive the pump diodes as well).  The internal AOM model had an output power of over 10W.  These were quite the systems back in 2001...
They filled the technological transition gap from ion lasers to diode lasers especially for the military customers that used these for simulator systems – wow those were awesome, high resolution, bright, full saturated color too!