IsaacT
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So I was :thinking: about the different lens options and something occurred to me.
Okay, so if a normal Aixiz lens allows a laser to do 600mW, and the 405-G-1 lens gives a 31% power boost on average, then with the better lens you are going to see roughly 786mW(131% of 600mW). Now, to me it seems that that would indicate that the 786mW of power is already there, but is being absorbed or blocked by the inferior lens....
Which brings me to my question(s):
(1) If there is already that much power being emitted from the diode, in what way is that energy lost?
(2) If it is being blocked or reflected could using an inferior lens actually lead to a loss in diode life?
(3) Would using a better lens lead to longer run times due to less heat being absorbed by the unit and more being transferred away from the unit to the "dot" or beam?
Just to reiterate why I think this: If you had an 800mW laser, and it was only outputting 600mW, would you not wonder how the power was lost, and if so, how detrimental it could be to the overall health of your laser?
I very much look forward to hearing from all of you who have much more knowledge about this field than I do. Perhaps someone can point out a fatal flaw in this logic.
Thanks for looking,
Isaac
Okay, so if a normal Aixiz lens allows a laser to do 600mW, and the 405-G-1 lens gives a 31% power boost on average, then with the better lens you are going to see roughly 786mW(131% of 600mW). Now, to me it seems that that would indicate that the 786mW of power is already there, but is being absorbed or blocked by the inferior lens....
Which brings me to my question(s):
(1) If there is already that much power being emitted from the diode, in what way is that energy lost?
(2) If it is being blocked or reflected could using an inferior lens actually lead to a loss in diode life?
(3) Would using a better lens lead to longer run times due to less heat being absorbed by the unit and more being transferred away from the unit to the "dot" or beam?
Just to reiterate why I think this: If you had an 800mW laser, and it was only outputting 600mW, would you not wonder how the power was lost, and if so, how detrimental it could be to the overall health of your laser?
I very much look forward to hearing from all of you who have much more knowledge about this field than I do. Perhaps someone can point out a fatal flaw in this logic.
Thanks for looking,
Isaac