445nm Laser Diode Compilation Thread

[MarioMaster]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

OMG

 

[Prototype]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

I love living in the future. Cool pictures man.

 

[jayrob]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

I know that 445nm is far from the color of DPSS 473nm lasers, but this new powerful diode is such a milestone in the field of lasers, and it does bring a lot of excitement to the laser community like I haven't seen in a long time. Methinks this could spell doom for the ultra expensive and sensitive DPSS 473nm lasers!

And I just looked on the Photolexicon site... Is it true someone pushed one of these critters to 1W ith a TEC?

Robert

I think in that thread he said it was a diode he got from e-bay...

So hopefully these diodes are the same or better!

 

[MarioMaster]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

the diodes are already outputting >600mW stock running from the projector

 

[RA_pierce]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

the diodes are already outputting >600mW stock running from the projector

Can you tell us if they are pulsed or not?

 

[ElektroFreak]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

I think in that thread he said it was a diode he got from e-bay...

So hopefully these diodes are the same or better!

These projectors were the source of the "500mW" ebay diodes.

 

[jayrob]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

Ah... That's awesome!

 

[kevinmassey]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

So will these need extra correcting optics since they're multimode, or just just one of jayrobs lenses?

 

[Gryphon]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

the diodes are already outputting >600mW stock running from the projector

Thats an insane amount of power! And there are 24 diodes all next to each other doing that

 

[ElektroFreak]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

To be determined. All I can say is that I've seen very good results posted using just a single aspheric lens.

 

[jayrob]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

Here's a beam shot with a 405-G-1...

http://laserpointerforums.com/f40/445nm-sled-pics-51335-3.html#post709145

But I will be testing the stock projector lens, AixiZ 405, 405-G-1 soon...

And there will be many others reporting in the coming days as well!

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

24 diodes for 800 bucks? 34 bucks a pop?

And does the projector include optics that combine all the beams, or are the beams used to provide a big fat beam, as in that beautiful picture that I'm stealing for my desktop...

 

[kevinmassey]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

Looks like it's collaminated pretty well with just your lens. I'm definetly gonna have to get one of these.

 

[Glutton]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

how are these projectors not blinding people!!!?

 

[ElektroFreak]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

That has to do with the fact that the projector's output power when it exits the aperture is spread evenly throughout a highly divergent cone of light. The power levels should not be high enough at any one point to cause injury.

 

[MarioMaster]

Re: 445nm Casio Laser Diode Compilation Thread

the diode collimates amazingly well with just an aixiz lens. I have a diode in my Kryton groove already and it is freaking amazing - the brightness almost overpowers my 250mW green