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Guys here is a Idea I have and I want to know if it is even feasible because I am some what new to building lasers. What i want to do is run four to six 523 nm lasers threw a commilation lens then threw a series of electro magnets threw a another lens and threw one more set of electro magnets to get a stronger laser beam

is this a crack pot idea or does it have some merti
 





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I'm going to assume you're not a troll and give you an answer;

Light (photons) do not respond to electromagnetic energy (electric or magnetic fields). Light responds to gravity and matter only. Passing a laser beam through an electromagnet will have no effect on the laser beam.
 
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Guys here is a Idea I have and I want to know if it is even feasible because I am some what new to building lasers. What i want to do is run four to six 523 nm lasers threw a commilation lens then threw a series of electro magnets threw a another lens and threw one more set of electro magnets to get a stronger laser beam

is this a crack pot idea or does it have some merti

It is totally a crack pot idea, however I think you should do it anyway just to see if anything strange happens. Scientific research is always encouraged. Passing a laser through multiple lenses will always reduce the power output.

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If you want to use electromagnets with lasers. You need to go old school. Instead of diode lasers you would be using something like an Argon ion laser.

Magnetic fields can squeeze the ion cloud in the resonant/gas cavity to increase the density of the plasma. But unfortunately that is usually already done for you on a commercial laser.
 

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Why use electromagnets ? Use permanent magnets, you will get stronger laser for free !
 
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I know it was a crack pot idea guys I was just intrequed to see if it could be done I am just trying to think on how to get the max amount of a hand hold laser. Alot of it depends on the amount of wattage and voltage that you can get in to a small area. I know that they make Lithium IOns that are D cell size and I have to find out what the volt miliamp and watts we can get out of those and get a diode and board to power this monster. What I am trying to figure out if it is possible to build a ten watt hand held lazer I found plans to build a ten to twenty what co/argon laser but I sourced the parts for it and it will cost close to two to three thousand dollars just the tube is 800 bucks. I have a science fair demo for my kids coming up and I was hoping to have some thing in the one watt range by mid apirl oh well guess I will have to deal with my two hundred fifty mw green thanks guys for the feed back
 
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Moses Lake! I have been there a few times, my brother lived there for a time many years ago. I am originally from eastern Washington, born in Spokane and lived in Walla Walla and Wenatchee before moving to the Puget Sound area.

A 1w or better 445nm is quick and easy to build, you can still have one by next month. Yes its possible to build a 10 to 20w hand held but that's no simple project, better to do it in a labby instead of a hand held, also your talking about lots of money.

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Haha it's a crazy idea, reminds me of some guy who tried to make his laser stronger by shining it through a tube lined with Christmas lights.
 
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I have been doing some research on my idea while it may not be possible with solid state diodes I think that I can do some thing like it we a argon or a hene laser. The 500 terawatt laser that fired at the National Ignition Center here in the states. I think I could get a stronger beam through the magnets. Your Idea of a Ion laser intreged me and I may build one
 




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