A method for operating a code reader and a code reader. According to the method, laser light is transmitted from a laser light source to illuminate an object having a code, wherein the laser light is amplitude-modulated to reduce the speckle noise of the light illuminating the object. Reflected or re-emitted...http://www.google.de/patents/US6758401?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6758401 - Methods for operating a code reader, and a code reader