According to Star Wars mythos, as well as several twenty-somethings contributing from their mother's basement, a Lightsaber is a beam of energy. Its production is best described by the diagram shown here:
The beam starts on the right hand side of the
the diagram.
The
"Diatium
Power
Cell"
produces
a
beam which is fired out through the "Primary Crystal." The
primary crystal along with the "Energy Gate" focuses energy beam into
the "Focusing Crystal." This diagram only has one crystal,
however in other Lightsabers there can be several focusing crystals, to
give the beam a different power level or length. The beam is then
focused further though the "Blade Energy Channel' and finally exits
though the magnetic stabilizing ring.
Lightsabers
can
come
in
many
different
shapes
and sizes, from the cumbersome older
models, which used a belt mounted power pack, though to the type small
enough to cut bread.Alright, now that we are done with the formalities let's break the hearts of nerds everywhere!
