What does «designador láser» mean in Spanish?
- For military applications, a laser designator is a device that emits a beam of laser energy that is used to mark a specific location or object, typically for a precision guided munition such as a guided bomb. U.S. military designators operate with an invisible infrared light wavelength of between 1006 and 1054 nanometers, although the signal is modulated or pulsed for safety. The designator and laser rangefinder functions can be combined in the same device. Considerable engineering may be required to satisfy all the limitations of the battlefield; such a device is much more complex than a simple red laser pointer used by a lecturer, which operates at a much shorter wavelength. For one thing, even if the speaker wants to draw attention to what is marked with the red dot, there may be compelling reasons why the soldier designating a target may not want the target to know that it is marked. Even if the soldier is observing and mapping, and not guiding weapons to the target, it may be important for him to remain in hiding, his presence unknown.