It looks like the G-ball has too short a focal length. It seems my choice of the NUBM44 with the G2 lens was not too far off.
I'm going to look around at other laser diodes which might hit my sweet spot, possibly the Nichia NDB7K75 since the Nichia NDB7875 has been discontinued. The Nichia...
And therein lies the question. Is it a full ball, half ball, or something else? I think you're right that it has a very short focal length, but i'm hoping someone here knows for sure.
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Ball park G-Ball focal lengths
I've looked far and wide for an answer to this, and have yet not found one.
I'm simply looking for ball-park focal lengths with the G-Ball installed for the NUBM06, NUBM07, and NUBM08.
Looking specifically for one which has smallest diode image (that is to say...