Laser Beam through Two Points by Turning Two Mirrors

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This Demonstration shows a step-by-step procedure for directing a laser beam through two points by turning two mirrors. The vertical distances between the initial beam and the points 1 and 2 are denoted and
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Contributed by: Ruibo Jin and Chi Zhang (December 2020)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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These are the steps to make the beam pass through the two points by rotating the two mirrors.
0. The beam does not pass through either point .
1. Turn mirror 1 to make the beam pass through point 1 .
2. Turn mirror 2 to make the beam pass through point 2 .
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 sequentially as needed.
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The beam now passes through the two points.
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