FALCON III > Scan Pattern
  To generate a geometrically stable scan pattern, TopoSys uses a glass fiber scanner in the Falcon III system. Alternative deflecting mechanisms, such as a swiveling mirror, do not guarantee the mechanical stability and constant alignment of the measuring beams. In a fiber scanner the laser light is directed to the ground by a linearly disposed glass fiber bundle and the echo is received by a further glass fiber bundle of identical design.
 


Operating principle of a fiber scanner

 
 


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