Hey everyone!
I'm pretty new to the world of lasers but i've been doing quite alot of research. I'd like to build a solid state laser based on 808nm laser diodes that would cut metal, say 1/4" thick, that would ultimately attach to a ShapeOko CNC.
Here is list of quesiton i'd like ansered I wou beleive you could help me:
1) I was searching on ebay for diodes and something has been confusing me.
I see stand alone 4w 808nm laser diodes with aperture for 120$ or so. Then I see 100W arrays of diodes for only 100$. Why is it that I get so much more lasing power for the same price?
2) Can I just use the laser beam coming out of these diodes to do the cutting job or will i need to pass them through a Nd-YAG bar ? In both cases, what kind of lense/mirror and else would I need?
3) Is there a good guide to build out own laser diode driver off of scraped electronic componenet, i'm sure I could build somthing for much less.
4) what does TO-5 TO-9 and etc mean? what about B-mount c-mount??
Thanks you very much for taking the time to help me out!
Have a great day.
I'm pretty new to the world of lasers but i've been doing quite alot of research. I'd like to build a solid state laser based on 808nm laser diodes that would cut metal, say 1/4" thick, that would ultimately attach to a ShapeOko CNC.
Here is list of quesiton i'd like ansered I wou beleive you could help me:
1) I was searching on ebay for diodes and something has been confusing me.
I see stand alone 4w 808nm laser diodes with aperture for 120$ or so. Then I see 100W arrays of diodes for only 100$. Why is it that I get so much more lasing power for the same price?
2) Can I just use the laser beam coming out of these diodes to do the cutting job or will i need to pass them through a Nd-YAG bar ? In both cases, what kind of lense/mirror and else would I need?
3) Is there a good guide to build out own laser diode driver off of scraped electronic componenet, i'm sure I could build somthing for much less.
4) what does TO-5 TO-9 and etc mean? what about B-mount c-mount??
Thanks you very much for taking the time to help me out!
Have a great day.