6x bluray pics (110mA)

[phenol]

Yet another GGW-H20L bluray writer used to its best advantage...

 

[phenol]

the LD in the middle in the last pic is the red emitter from the bluray writer sled. the one to its right is the well-known long die open can, the one to its left is a normal closed can. it seems that its die is probably as long as the open can one. the only diode i know of in a case like that is Mitsubishi's ML101J27 rated for 130mW CW max.

 

[GooeyGus]

The red in the 6x sled seems pretty damn strong... I'm feeding it close to 300mA. I took a reading but I cant remember the exact value... 275 - 300mA something like that ;D

 

[GooeyGus]

Oh I almost forgot... gorgeous 6x blu ray!!

 

[lazerguy]

Nice pics! Did you use smoke to make the beam visible or does it look like that without smoke?

 

[phenol]

thanks guys
i didnt use any atmosphere additives. but it doesnt look like that either. the camera makes out the beam in a well-lit room easily, whereas my eyes dont : . all pics were taken w/o flash and the camera automatically increased exposure time accordingly

 

[lazerguy]

Yes, the camera makes blu-ray look pretty strange, I knew that. But would the beam be visible enough for being used for sky pointing at night?

 

[phenol]

visibility is in the eye of the beholder... i see it as an eerie pale gray line with horrible divergence(due to my eyes' inability to focus it correctly), which in fact it isnt.
I'd use a green for sky pointing. Bluray is good for fluorescing things, it produces a brilliant blue spot on white paper and a meager barely visible purplish spot on black and non-fluorescent surfaces.

 

[jayrob]

Another 6 X club member!

phenol, those are some awesome pictures!
Jay

 

[daguin]

Congratulations! Great pictures. Looks like I'm going to have to get the camera out if I'm ever going to see the beam from my blu-rays without choking.

Peace,
dave

 

[MarioMaster]

man i would love to have one of those