Mathewe
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I've read that wave-length and color makes no difference in the potentials of a laser, it's all about power. Is this actually true?
Different colors are made from different wave-lengths. Do those long/short wave-lengths not act differently in the big picture of energy and potential?
Let's use fiber lasers as an example. I now have a brand new 8KW fiber laser in my metal shop. When looking into how fiber-lasers work, basically they seem to cram as many photon/energy 'thingies' into one strand of fiber, via multiple sources of emission, to concentrate the power (this is obviously the good ol' boy, 'red-neck' science definition). That being said, in a poor manner... wouldn't that 'also' mean that laser diodes with a shorter wave-length would be able to cram more energy 'thingies' into 'their' collimated beams than a diode producing a longer wave-length 'thingie'... which would take up more space, in the beam, than a shorter wave-length 'thingie'?
'Thingie'. That 'is' a scientific term, isn't it?
Different colors are made from different wave-lengths. Do those long/short wave-lengths not act differently in the big picture of energy and potential?
Let's use fiber lasers as an example. I now have a brand new 8KW fiber laser in my metal shop. When looking into how fiber-lasers work, basically they seem to cram as many photon/energy 'thingies' into one strand of fiber, via multiple sources of emission, to concentrate the power (this is obviously the good ol' boy, 'red-neck' science definition). That being said, in a poor manner... wouldn't that 'also' mean that laser diodes with a shorter wave-length would be able to cram more energy 'thingies' into 'their' collimated beams than a diode producing a longer wave-length 'thingie'... which would take up more space, in the beam, than a shorter wave-length 'thingie'?
'Thingie'. That 'is' a scientific term, isn't it?