Jun 25, 2012 #1 S sodansuds 0 Joined Jun 25, 2012 Messages 3 Points 0 Hello all, I am searching for a 1.5mW 488nm Argon laser. I have googled this for several hours now and the lowest power laser I can seem to find is 10mW. Does anyone know of some companies who sell low power argon lasers? Cheers!
Hello all, I am searching for a 1.5mW 488nm Argon laser. I have googled this for several hours now and the lowest power laser I can seem to find is 10mW. Does anyone know of some companies who sell low power argon lasers? Cheers!
Jun 25, 2012 #2 ARG 0 Joined Feb 27, 2011 Messages 6,772 Points 113 You could always buy a higher powered Argon and add a filter to reduce the power.
Jun 25, 2012 #3 ped 0 Joined Nov 25, 2008 Messages 4,889 Points 113 Don't most argon's have current control which allows you to reduce the power?
Jun 25, 2012 #4 ZRaffleticket 0 Joined Feb 4, 2010 Messages 3,280 Points 113 most do... mine goes down to 3mW
Jun 26, 2012 #5 S sodansuds 0 Joined Jun 25, 2012 Messages 3 Points 0 Great! Thank you for the replies everyone I will look into reducing the power via filters.
Jun 26, 2012 #6 TheTeslaWarrior 0 Joined Aug 22, 2009 Messages 404 Points 0 sodansuds said: Great! Thank you for the replies everyone I will look into reducing the power via filters. Click to expand... no need, get a ~20mW argon and run it at idle. mine idles at about 1mW.
sodansuds said: Great! Thank you for the replies everyone I will look into reducing the power via filters. Click to expand... no need, get a ~20mW argon and run it at idle. mine idles at about 1mW.
Jun 26, 2012 #7 LtKernelPanic 0 Joined Sep 22, 2010 Messages 1,358 Points 48 TheTeslaWarrior said: no need, get a ~20mW argon and run it at idle. mine idles at about 1mW. Click to expand... This. My multiline argon puts out 102mw at full power but only about 3-4 at idle.
TheTeslaWarrior said: no need, get a ~20mW argon and run it at idle. mine idles at about 1mW. Click to expand... This. My multiline argon puts out 102mw at full power but only about 3-4 at idle.
Jun 26, 2012 #9 S sodansuds 0 Joined Jun 25, 2012 Messages 3 Points 0 Cyparagon- I will be measuring the photoluminescent properties of a silicon-oxycarbide ceramic. After doing more research I dont think an intensity of ~5mW will have a major impact on the powder sample which was my original concern. Thanks for the input everyone I really appreciate your time!
Cyparagon- I will be measuring the photoluminescent properties of a silicon-oxycarbide ceramic. After doing more research I dont think an intensity of ~5mW will have a major impact on the powder sample which was my original concern. Thanks for the input everyone I really appreciate your time!