Green-IR Laser Sight/ illuminator

[Reaper1]

Hi every one

Welcome to my Green-IR Laser Sight/ illuminator build.
In this thread I will be sharing what it takes to make a Mil-Spec Laser sight.

Software being used:
-Solid Works
-MPLAB
-PicKit2
-Altium Designer

Components being used:
-PIC 16F1827 and support components
-Luxeon I LED - White 1 Watt
-7027 "BuckToot" LED Driver Module
-IR laser diode
-Green laser diode

Now for the green laser diode we need one with a round apc inside the case these are smaller than regular modules.

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[kevinmassey]

lol Our military might have green diodes, but I don't know why they'd need them... You're definetly not getting one though unless you found another magical projector with green diodes in it. You need a green module that has a IR diode pumped through crystals to make green light.

 

[Reaper1]

I was going to use two diodes one IR and Green unless the military only uses IR?

 

[kevinmassey]

There's no such thing as a green diode that's commercially available yet.

 

[HaloBlu]

I presume you want 100% invisible IR. What wavelength are you thinking of? 980nm perhaps?
Do you have any IR diodes in mind yet?

Green would be referred to as a green laser or green module not green diode. Otherwise people will keep correcting you since it takes a 808nm IR diode & a couple professionally aligned crystals to make green.

 

[kingdave2357]

I was going to use two diodes one IR and Green unless the military only uses IR?

ROFL---- Dude, seriously do some reading around the forum BEFORE making posts and threads about constructing things you know nothing about.....

Try doing a google search on 532nm DPSS lasers...

 

[Reaper1]

May be I should rephrase. I going to use a green laser module and a IR diode of 808nm.

Thank You
HaloBlu

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

Make sure whatever green module you use can handle the mechanical shock of a gun firing.

Also, they make IR LEDs if you wanted a flashlight to use with NV.

Also, you might want to pick a deeper IR, to stay invisible?

Also, luxeon I's are sturdy, but not as high-output as newer LEDs. If you've already built a design based on the Lux I's, you can try Cree XP series or SSC.

Also, welcome to the forums.

 

[HaloBlu]

Yes 808nm IR is still visible as dim red to most people. 980nm should be totally invisible. You can check how well your nightvision might see it by using a tv remote. They use 940nm IR LED most often. 980nm Infrared laser torch 150mW will likely need extra optics for long range.