This is news to me...

I have never seen one of these CNI blues over 20 mW

http://store.oemlasersystems.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_22&products_id=184

Very impressive.

Notice it says "PEAK" output at 40mW. Thats the most it will ever go up to. It'll like hover around 20-30 mW on nice juiced up batteries. Also noted that it is pulsed...... Most BLUE lasers aren't pulsed. So pulsing it will likely send it up a bit in mW's. And the final thing to note-the price. Blue lasers are probably one of the coolest, but at 3,600 bucks it simply isnt worth it to me.....

WOW! Drop a zero and I'll be interested! ;D

"40mW Peak pulsed mode"

Yeah, calling that a "473nm 40mw" laser is bordering on false advertising if you ask me...  

That means its guaranteed to average <40mW, past that, it could be 0.001mW and you don't know. My guess is its most like the 20mW Aquarius 25 at Laserglow. Any comments Frothychimp? :-/

I've requested a clarification on the product as the specifications no longer mention pulse mode. But I can find no way to keep a 40mW blue laser cool in a space that cannot accommodate TEC cooling without a less than 100% duty cycle involved. The manufacturer is CNI, the same as the Laserglow systems. The manufacturer actually states >40mW but we act conservatively.

The price is very high for a 40mW. You could get a very nice blue lab system for that price but this system is simply not designed for the enthusiast. These are what we give away to companies who buy marking systems, etc (actually the 5-10mW until now since these are new).

The 40mW is the latest in the line of CNI GLP series. They come in .6-2mW, 2-5mW, 5-10mW, >10mW, >20mW, >30mW and >40mW.


UPDATE:

Yes all the GLP systems are still pulsed mode. According to the manufacturer (CNI) the average output is >40mW at 700pps