Cutting aluminum with 2.5W of green

[Laser_Ben]

2.5W @ 7khz 50ns pulse width ~500kW peak power

Just the system

System running

I have a video of it cutting through thick aluminum foil and shooting sparks everywhere when focused on steel. It will cut through a razor blade in ~10 seconds.

 

[Stnfrdpolo]

ZOMG that laser is... .godly

 

[Prototype]

I'd like to see that video

 

[Laser_Ben]

I'll try and get the video up tonight! It is pretty cool to see it eat away at metal.

 

[roddenberry]

OMG where the hell do you get all these lasers? You're one step away of splitting the moon in half if you fire all of them at the same time...

Pretty cool flashlight! That must cost a pretty penny!

Robert

 

[Laser_Ben]

OMG where the hell do you get all these lasers? You're one step away of splitting the moon in half if you fire all of them at the same time...

Pretty cool flashlight! That must cost a pretty penny!

Robert

I think someone did put a dot on the moon, however it took several hundred watts and a very large, well colimated beam.

 

[ZRTMWA]

So could I light matches and pop balloons with this?

just kidding :crackup:

Can't wait to see the video.

 

[Tech_Junkie]

...

 

[mfo]

OMG where the hell do you get all these lasers? You're one step away of splitting the moon in half if you fire all of them at the same time...

Pretty cool flashlight! That must cost a pretty penny!

Robert

That's my goal!

But damn Ben, if that's not the definition of sexy, then I don't know what is. I wanna see vids!

I think someone did put a dot on the moon, however it took several hundred watts and a very large, well colimated beam.

Like a dot that anyone could see? =O

 

[3zuli]

just one pic:

500kW peak? omFg!
:lasergun:

 

[Arenared]

Nice work

 

[diachi]

I think someone did put a dot on the moon, however it took several hundred watts and a very large, well colimated beam.

Several Mega Watts peak power, fired through a telescope.

Pulsed lasers are fun

 

[ZRTMWA]

Now all we need is someone to man up and buy/make videos/take pictures of a Coherent Mamba. I just really want to see what 325W of green looks like.

 

[Daedronus]

This thread really needs a movie!

 

[Gryphon]

^ I couldn't agree more

 

[Elektrotechniker]

Now all we need is someone to man up and buy/make videos/take pictures of a Coherent Mamba. I just really want to see what 325W of green looks like.

Actually it's 340W
MambaVideo