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Argon blue in DPSS
- Thread starter Midknight
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Yes it is doable but not cheap, you could combine blue and green or get an OPSL laser such as Coherent's sapphire series modules.
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It's a far cheaper project to merge blue and green. Be prepared to invest 5 figures if you're serious about this.
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Cyparagon said:
That's a shame. I've wanted a handheld 488 since the late 90's.
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I have to agree -- 488 is sky blue. Super color
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I live for the day when relatively cheap (meaning a few hundred bucks or less) 488nm (or very close) laser pointers are available! That shade of blue/green is one of the prettiest laser colors but the catch is the utter lack of portability....problem is there is little demand for that wavelength in a portable form, like for DVD players and such (now that they have the blu-ray). For lab and medical settings, big, heavy power-hungry argon lasers work just fine.
