Help Building Ir laser

[L@z3r]

So i have no lasers :-[
I have a few extra Cd burner drives that i can take apart and use the ir diode.
Few questions tho.
First of all, Which cd burner would have the highest power diode ? the 52x ?
2nd of all, Will a aixiz module be enough to focus the diode properly ?
3rd of all, What power can i expect with a 150ma Driver ?
Thanks

 

[daguin]

You have a better potential IR laser in your "broken" 100mW greenie. If I were you, I'd work on getting the crystal out of the way and making it focusable (or change the fixed focus to some known distance).

The diodes from these CD writes is lower power than the pump diode in the greenie.

Peace,
dave

 

[L@z3r]

You have a better potential IR laser in your "broken" 100mW greenie.  If I were you, I'd work on getting the crystal out of the way and making it focusable (or change the fixed focus to some known distance).

The diodes from these CD writes is lower power than the pump diode in the greenie.

Peace,
dave

But i'm not sure if the diode died or the crystals. It was lasing till i gave it 4.2 volts and it just suddenly dimmed by the second till no more green light was seen. How would i focus the ir diode if i were to get the crystals out of the way ?

 

[daguin]

[quote author=daguin link=1233419669/0#1 date=1233426284]You have a better potential IR laser in your "broken" 100mW greenie.  If I were you, I'd work on getting the crystal out of the way and making it focusable (or change the fixed focus to some known distance).
The diodes from these CD writes is lower power than the pump diode in the greenie.
Peace,
dave

But i'm not sure if the diode died or the crystals. It was lasing till i gave it 4.2 volts and it just suddenly dimmed by the second till no more green light was seen. How would i focus the ir diode if i were to get the crystals out of the way ? [/quote]

?Como?

:-? :-? :-? :-? :-?

IR light focuses just like any other light.

Peace,
dave

 

[L@z3r]

[quote author=L@z3r link=1233419669/0#2 date=1233429999][quote author=daguin link=1233419669/0#1 date=1233426284]You have a better potential IR laser in your "broken" 100mW greenie.  If I were you, I'd work on getting the crystal out of the way and making it focusable (or change the fixed focus to some known distance).
The diodes from these CD writes is lower power than the pump diode in the greenie.
Peace,
dave

But i'm not sure if the diode died or the crystals. It was lasing till i gave it 4.2 volts and it just suddenly dimmed by the second till no more green light was seen. How would i focus the ir diode if i were to get the crystals out of the way ? [/quote]

?Como?

:-? :-? :-? :-? :-?

IR light focuses just like any other light.

Peace,
dave
[/quote]
So the IR diode is still good ? and how many mw you think it is if it powered a 100mw module ?

 

[erdabyz]

?Como?

:-? :-? :-? :-? :-?
IR light focuses just like any other light.

Peace,
dave

You need one of these ¿ and one of these ´ in your keyboard
¿Cómo?


You can expect over 500mW of IR there. And 500mW is the lowest to expect.

 

[daguin]

[
You need one of these ¿ and one of these ´ in your keyboard
¿Cómo?

I know. They're there. I'm just too lazy to look up the ASCI codes for them.

Peace,
dave

 

[L@z3r]

[quote author=erdabyz link=1233419669/0#5 date=1233490197][
You need one of these ¿ and one of these ´ in your keyboard
¿Cómo?

I know.  They're there.  I'm just too lazy to look up the ASCI codes for them.

Peace,
dave
[/quote]
Here's a little short cut that i use.
1. Go to start and click on "run"
2. In the Command box type in " Charmap"
3. Click enter.
4. Viola !
5.