FOR SALE : Diode Opnext HL63133DG 170mW 637nm single transverse mode

Hi all,

I have access to good prices for the famous HL63133DG diode.

For those who don't know this little wonder, this model is the best diode currently on the market for red color. The wavelength of 637nm is three times more visible (3X) than traditional 658-660nm diodes.

With high-quality coated glass (FL=4mm for example), you can get a 1.4 * 2.6mm beam with a divergence of 0.65mrad, which is excellent. By comparison, a blue laser with 4mm lens (like G1) gives +- 3.5mrad of divergence.


About the power output, it is easy and no-dangerous for the diode to obtain 200mW @ 270mA (diode can be pushed at a higher current but this reduce the lifetime). The beam brightness is comparable to a >600mW 660nm single mode beam, and >>1000mW multimode red diode at a far distance, as the beam of the Opnext diode stays really tight.

Something important to mention too, the case of this diode is isolated, this means that you can use one driver for 4 diodes (beam show), by connecting them in series without harming them AND in case of laser pointer the isolation of the diode is interesting against ESD discharges.

Here is the detailed specifications PDF:
http://neodym.lu/be/fichiers/HL63133DG.PDF




Prices are as following :

106€ NET/diode ; for 1-5 pcs
104€ NET diode ; for 6-19 pcs
102€ NET/diode ; for 20-49 pcs
100.5€ NET/diode ; for more than 50 pcs

You can take a look at Thorlabs, to compare their price ;
Thorlabs - HL63133DG 637 nm, 170 mW, Ø5.6, G Pin Code, Opnext Laser Diode

I add that 1% of the sales value will be donated to support the LPF forum.



They are in stock and ready to be shipped worldwide.
My E-mail : contact (@) neodym (.) be or contact me by PM


Greetings from Belgium !

Mike

Your price is right. The cheapest I could find is from Avnet, paid $125 without shipping costs a few months ago. They are currently out of stock: Opnext HL63133DG, - Avnet Express

IIRC this is still the highest powered single-mode 635nm diode!


Edit: Just saw your price is in € (= $138)

They are $125 AUD on eBay, that's 98€
Thought about getting some of these myself....

ive done 2 builds with these diodes and they are the highest powered single modes red out there that i know of.

Nice find AUS! thats cheaper!

Fiddy said:

ive done 2 builds with these diodes and they are the highest powered single modes red out there that i know of.

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How high did you set them ? Or just nominal 170mW. I understand you don't want to overdrive these expensive diodes.

the data sheet says 250mA optimum, 320mA max, i set mine at 300mA and it made 211mW with a 650-G-1.

AUS said:

They are $125 AUD on eBay, that's 98€
Thought about getting some of these myself....

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First,
When you order on ebay, you use Paypal and the ratio is more about 1.20-1.23
even if you have 1 € for 1.3 USD these days.

So the diode is +- 104€ on ebay.

Now, take a look where all the 3 sellers on Ebay come from? They are all located in China...


Believe my experience, Customs add a big fee when it comes in Europe, or in the USA.

Here, diodes are shipped from Europe, in a nice plastic box and antistatic foam and no additionnal taxes, price you see is what you really pay at the end .

Yes I agree I would prefer to order form a western country, but postage from China to AU is usually faster than from the US or EU.

I bought some laser diodes from China on the same day I bought something from a member here in the US and the diodes beat the US shipment by a week.

True china is a little closer, these are pretty easy to identify to, they are unique as im concerned, i haven't seen any Long Closed Cans (LCC's) before these.

FML I wish I saw this post earlier, I bought mines few days ago off evay for $127 plus $5 shipping! I feel stupid now.

Maybe you can cancel and ask for a refund if the order isn't shipped yet?

PayPal sent. :thanks:

I am looking forward of this diode. I like the single mode output very much !

miikkkllll said:

Maybe you can cancel and ask for a refund if the order isn't shipped yet?

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They had already shipped it by the time I asked them to cancel the transaction, oh well let it be.

Elyas said:

They had already shipped it by the time I asked them to cancel the transaction, oh well let it be.

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You won´t miss the few bucks at the end of the days.

yeah true

I got the diode last week. The shipping was 2 days. That is considered normal as it is a local shipping. The diode was packed in a SMD container. A very nice add-on. It is reusable for other small stuff.

I have tested the diode yet as I am waiting for the X-drive. There is the picture of the SMD container with the diode.