add line grating lens

[Rebelgium]

Hi everybody,

I want a green line laser, it has to be clearly visible with a camera, so I was thinking 50mW.

I'd like to DIY one, but I have a few questions on that.
Can you just glue/mount a line grating lens (like this one: Line lens 60 degree for AixiZ 12X30mm laser modules - eBay (item 380145800291 end time Sep-27-10 17:24:38 PDT) ) in front of a laser module like this one : 50mW 532nm 3.0-3.7V /Laser Diode Module/Green Laser - eBay (item 260541750065 end time Sep-18-10 20:29:51 PDT) ?

 

[Rebelgium]

And does anyone know of a store where I can find line generator lenses for 532nm lasers?

Thanks

 

[Ash]

You had it right.
AixiZ
This will work for any color laser, and can fit on the green module you linked to (maybe a little modification is needed).

 

[Rebelgium]

That would be great!
I'm not scared of a little modification.

Are you sure those kind of lenses work for all wavelengths?

 

[Rebelgium]

I'd like to know if you, or anyone else, is/are sure that line lenses like these:

will work for different wavelenghts?
Because some sellers claim they're for 655nm, and some don't list any wavelength at all.
But ofcourse the sellers that do list a wavelength might not know wether or not they work for different colors...

 

[ped]

I'd like to know if you, or anyone else, is/are sure that line lenses like these:

will work for different wavelenghts?
Because some sellers claim they're for 655nm, and some don't list any wavelength at all.
But ofcourse the sellers that do list a wavelength might not know wether or not they work for different colors...

i have these at home, i'll test shortly

 

[ped]

I can confirm the common line lenses work on the 3 main wavelength's.

 

[Rebelgium]

Thanks for the effort ped!
Is the distortion on the image of the green line caused by the camera? Or is it not a clear line in real life?

 

[ped]

Nope the beam was fine, my camera (like human eyes) is very sensitive to bright green light.

 

[Rebelgium]

Great,
Thanks for your effort, I've added to your rep power

It may be surprising but it was pretty dificult to find this info on the web. Nowhere to be found!