How to make a Co2 laser?

Hemlock_Mike · May 20, 2008

Memories -- This is where I started 30 years ago in lasers. A CO2 with gold mirrors, NaCl window. Mix your gas and apply 30,000+ volts. Now adjust the mirrors HOT !!!! I finally afforded ZnSe mirrors and a NeNe to allign.....

HINT -- Buy a tube (not from Drivine 2000) and find a power supply. Be careful and have fun.

Mike

Spyderz20x6 · May 20, 2008

Where does the power supply get electricity? From the wall outlet? (where do you plug it in to?)

MarioMaster · May 20, 2008

Spyderz20x6 said:
Where does the power supply get electricity? From the wall outlet? (where do you plug it in to?)

yup it plugs in - not sure where else you'd get around 1KW of power from

Spyderz20x6 · May 20, 2008

Where does it get the c02 from?

MarioMaster · May 20, 2008

the carbon dioxide is sealed inside the glass tube the same way a Helium Neon laser does

Spyderz20x6 · May 20, 2008

OH!!! Are there any other laser tubes for sale that work like a c02 laser?

roSSco · May 20, 2008

Spyderz20x6 said:
OH!!! Are there any other laser tubes for sale that work like a c02 laser?

Are you trolling? It's getting hard to tell.

Cyparagon · May 20, 2008

MarioMaster said:
yup it plugs in - not sure where else you'd get around 1KW of power from

Mine only takes 300W or so not including fan/pump etc. They're very efficient (up to 20%) topped only by diode lasers as far as I know.

Switch · May 20, 2008

Spyderz20x6 said:
OH!!! Are there any other laser tubes for sale that work like a c02 laser?

HeNe , Argon , N[sub]2[/sub] , Copper vapour....I guess a quick google search would've done the same, but oh well.....it's no use. :-/

Spyderz20x6 · May 20, 2008

Right... i can't find any places where i can get these laser tubes. Which ones are more powerful? They don't sell anything but c02 on ebay.

Switch · May 20, 2008

Spyderz20x6 said:
Right... i can't find any places where i can get these laser tubes. Which ones are more powerful? They don't sell anything but c02 on ebay.

CO2 is the most powerful. Cu vapour is also super awesome cause it's green

MarioMaster · May 20, 2008

Spyderz20x6 said:
Right... i can't find any places where i can get these laser tubes. Which ones are more powerful? They don't sell anything but c02 on ebay.

if you had done a simple search you'd know that isn't true. Ebay is littered with argon/hene/co2 lasers

Spyderz20x6 · May 20, 2008

1. They are all low power.
2. I typed in "laser tube", and found very few items.

Switch · May 20, 2008

Spyderz20x6 said:
1. They are all low power.
2. I typed in "laser tube", and found very few items.

I don't think you're gonna find any lowpowered CO2s.And there's bound to be a high power Argon somewhere.

Murudai · May 20, 2008

Did you check out some of the links I made in the first page?

Here is where the CO2 lasers are on ebay: http://search.ebay.com/co2-laser_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQfromZR40

You search 'CO2 laser'

And if you have 3 grand lying around and place for a 2m long tube, grab this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/100W-CO2-Sealed...ryZ53141QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 100watts... that's some serious laser power!

Spyderz20x6 · May 21, 2008

Well, c02 lasers are WAY to expensive. And i can't find an argon over 30mW.

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