General Laser Safety Guidelines

When working around PICs, observe the following safety guidelines to prevent eye injury:

• Do not look into unterminated ports or at fibers that connect to unknown sources.
• Do not examine unterminated optical ports with optical instruments.
• Avoid direct exposure to the beam.
  
  

  Unterminated optical connectors can emit invisible laser radiation. The lens in the human eye focuses all the laser power on the retina, so even a low-power laser could permanently damage the eye if it is focused directly on the laser source.