I have harvested the 405nm diode from an Xbox 360 HD DVD drive ($49.99) and got it to lase. I could find almost no information on the diodes inside them. There are 2 LDs inside it, a 4 pin and a 3 pin. The violet 405nm is the 3 pin diode. There was a part number on the diode itself but I could not find any search results on it, or who the manufacturer is. I have tried the sharp, sanyo, sony, and nichia websites but searching the number on their site came up with nothing. The number is: SB017A981.
All done! I'm using the LM317 laser driver circuit. I did not use a boost driver, but instead used two A23 12 volt batteries. It is being run at 35mA, and the host is a Dorcy I bought from target for $20. Here are some pictures!:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLmvh2PzRys[/media]
Here is a pinout diagram:
All done! I'm using the LM317 laser driver circuit. I did not use a boost driver, but instead used two A23 12 volt batteries. It is being run at 35mA, and the host is a Dorcy I bought from target for $20. Here are some pictures!:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLmvh2PzRys[/media]
Here is a pinout diagram: