that would be interesting to play with... i've searched a little, but came up with no descent prices... google turned up a few 300 dollar 1 watt diodes, mostly Ir though... why would an IR diode be so expensive... yeah their fun... but pretty much useless unless you have an application that demands it... and i suppose you could use it to turn off streetlights lol "works with my red OC at 350mW focsed" not on all of them though...
anyways, i'd love to get my hands on a 1watt diode of ANY kind but IR. if anyone has one lying around... throw me a price. on second thought... red would be the only affordable option when it comes to a whole 1watt of goodness... lemme know.