Laser Sight for Nerf Nemesis

[paul1598419]

One of my very first green pointers (I think it was a CNI product) made a very nice green dot that was around 4 or 5 mW of green light but put out enough 1064 to light matches :wtf:

Things have gotten better as the manufacturers got more practice growing crystals and bonded MCAs have helped a lot too but I'll never trust a DPSS green that doesn't have an IR filter after the OC.

It must have had a major misalignment of the orthovanadate crystal. I don't think you can get them separate in the newer modules today. If I were to come across an old 532nm laser, I would most certainly check the IR content. I am curious how you were able to measure the 4 to 5 mW of green light and not get the IR component swamping it out.
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[H2Oxide]

It must have had a major misalignment of the orthovanadate crystal. I don't think you can get them separate in the newer modules today. If I were to come across an old 532nm laser, I would most certainly check the IR content. I am curious how you were able to measure the 4 to 5 mW of green light and not get the IR component swamping it out.
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My guess would be an off-axis nonlinear crystal. If it was leaking 1064, the orthovanadate alignment would have been fine.

 

[paul1598419]

Good point. The othrovanadate is the source of the 1064nm line. But, unless it was checked with a spectrometer, it could have been leaking 808nm IR. In any case, having more IR than visible light, it must have been poorly aligned to some extent.

 

[Steppenwolf]

A better option with zero risks of eye injury from a laser beam would be a "red dot scope", They can be had these days for around $35 dollars...

 

[ragebot]

A better option with zero risks of eye injury from a laser beam would be a "red dot scope", They can be had these days for around $35 dollars...

There are tons of red dot sights cheaper than that. The Daisy Electronic Point Sight goes for around $US10 and there are knock offs on the sites in China for even less.

The thing is using a red dot sight is not the same as using a laser sight. Not saying one is better than the other, just that the training for them is different. One big advantage of a laser sight is you can shoot from the hip while with a red dot sight is you have to raise the weapon to eye level.