Recent content by sudosilman

I want to get into some beginner laser work. I am a physics and EE major so i have some experience with circuits but i never built any projects of my own really. I want to start out small, build a 30mW or so laser (in purple preferably but other colors are fine) which can burn paper and pop...

Wow thats amazing! You guys are so generous! I live in Davis, CA so if anyone wants to measure it for me and is nearby i would gladly mail it to you (and pay for return shipping as well).

Hello, I am new here and recently posted in the general section about measuring the power of a laser pointer that i recently purchased. I do not intend on spending that much money on measuring my laser, and the suggestions i got on how to measure the power were all "buy an LPM" but i don't...

Thanks for all the replies! I am really not looking to spend much money (more than 30 dollars) for purposes of measuring the beam since it doesn't truly affect how i use it (i simply wanted to know out of curiosity). Is there any way i can build a shotty Laser Power Meter myself? I feel like it...

Hello, I am new here and recently purchased a 405nm 5mW laster pointer from ebay. It is a pretty unknown source from china and i know that sometimes these lasers are much higher than 5mW. I want to know what equipment i would need to measure the wattage of my laser when it arrives. I have some...