Hello, new to the forums but not new to the love of physics!
I am a fellow physicist with no knowledge of currents and the language of electro-magnetic energy , yet. I am highly interested in constructing a laser that is more powerful than 1000mW (1W); to be around 1.7 - 2.5 watts.
I am fully aware that you must buy a diode , driver, host, heatsink, and battery.
I just wanted to know what the theory is behind to increase output power above 1W. Do you have to buy a bigger driver? Bigger host? More less/more conductive heatsink? I just want to some expert advice because I can complete a build of one if someone can lead me up the road behind laser module theory and what is the MO of required parts to construct one; to ultimately increase output power for each future build. I hope everyone can help me out and hope people are in the same boat. As always, thank you for your time and keep on photonin'
I am a fellow physicist with no knowledge of currents and the language of electro-magnetic energy , yet. I am highly interested in constructing a laser that is more powerful than 1000mW (1W); to be around 1.7 - 2.5 watts.
I am fully aware that you must buy a diode , driver, host, heatsink, and battery.
I just wanted to know what the theory is behind to increase output power above 1W. Do you have to buy a bigger driver? Bigger host? More less/more conductive heatsink? I just want to some expert advice because I can complete a build of one if someone can lead me up the road behind laser module theory and what is the MO of required parts to construct one; to ultimately increase output power for each future build. I hope everyone can help me out and hope people are in the same boat. As always, thank you for your time and keep on photonin'