A system comprising: a laser light source (210, 310) operable to emit laser light with a beam width (212, 450, 534) along a first axis; a mirror element comprising a plurality of reflective surfaces (222a, 222b, 222c), wherein the mirror element is configured to rotate about a second axis (224, 432), wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces is disposed about the second axis; and a controller configured to carry out operations, the operations comprising: causing the mirror element to rotate about the second axis, wherein the rotation about the second axis comprises a first angular range and a second angular range that is non-overlapping with the first angular range; and causing the laser light source to emit laser light along the first axis such that the emitted laser light interacts with the mirror element, wherein: while a rotational angle of the mirror element is within the first angular range, the emitted laser light interacts only with a first reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into an environment by the first reflective surface; and while the rotational angle of the mirror element is within the second angular range, a first portion of the emitted laser light interacts with the first reflective surface and a second portion interacts with a second reflective surface (222b, 222c) of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into the environment by the first and second reflective surfaces. a laser light source (210, 310) operable to emit laser light with a beam width (212, 450, 534) along a first axis; a mirror element comprising a plurality of reflective surfaces (222a, 222b, 222c), wherein the mirror element is configured to rotate about a second axis (224, 432), wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces is disposed about the second axis; and a controller configured to carry out operations, the operations comprising: causing the mirror element to rotate about the second axis, wherein the rotation about the second axis comprises a first angular range and a second angular range that is non-overlapping with the first angular range; and causing the laser light source to emit laser light along the first axis such that the emitted laser light interacts with the mirror element, wherein: while a rotational angle of the mirror element is within the first angular range, the emitted laser light interacts only with a first reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into an environment by the first reflective surface; and while the rotational angle of the mirror element is within the second angular range, a first portion of the emitted laser light interacts with the first reflective surface and a second portion interacts with a second reflective surface (222b, 222c) of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into the environment by the first and second reflective surfaces. causing the mirror element to rotate about the second axis, wherein the rotation about the second axis comprises a first angular range and a second angular range that is non-overlapping with the first angular range; and causing the laser light source to emit laser light along the first axis such that the emitted laser light interacts with the mirror element, wherein: while a rotational angle of the mirror element is within the first angular range, the emitted laser light interacts only with a first reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into an environment by the first reflective surface; and while the rotational angle of the mirror element is within the second angular range, a first portion of the emitted laser light interacts with the first reflective surface and a second portion interacts with a second reflective surface (222b, 222c) of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into the environment by the first and second reflective surfaces. while a rotational angle of the mirror element is within the first angular range, the emitted laser light interacts only with a first reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into an environment by the first reflective surface; and while the rotational angle of the mirror element is within the second angular range, a first portion of the emitted laser light interacts with the first reflective surface and a second portion interacts with a second reflective surface (222b, 222c) of the plurality of reflective surfaces and is reflected into the environment by the first and second reflective surfaces.