Any affordable UV diodes/DPSS systems?

[r34p3rex]

Are there any affordable UV diodes/DPSS systems out there? I'm not talking about 405nm.. I'm looking for <400nm.

Power is more or less irrelevant.. 1mW would probably be sufficient.

 

[LaZeRz]

Theres this one if your willing to spend big $

Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers

Ovbiously at over 6.5 grand it isn't very affordable

 

[r34p3rex]

Mmm we're looking to incorporate some kind of UV laser into our cancer screening device. The UV range <400nm provides the most useful information, but since we're trying to keep the cost low so that it's affordable for underdeveloped countries, it doesn't look like UV will be doable

 

[LaZeRz]

I will continue to look around for you

 

[Ibuprofen200mg]

how about UV LED's?

 

[r34p3rex]

The laser diodes are coupled to 100-200um optical fibers which are pressed against the skin of a patient. another fiber adjacent to that probe fiber is then connected to a photodiode to measure the reflectance/scattering.

We are also looking into LED's but LED's being a noncoherent light source, it's hard to get a usable amount of light into the fiber and back to the photodiode.

 

[Bluefan]

If there are no UV laser diodes available you'd end up with a tripled yag laser, not the cheapest. You could look into nitrogen lasers, but those have a horrible beam quality and probably won't get much light in the fiber.

 

[LaZeRz]

CNI sells some 365nm or so modules, you will have to contact them for pricing though

They manufacture most DPSS modules out today.