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List of Laser Diodes - 06/02/2021

I like this, but I have suggestions. I think we need to differentiate the model name of known diodes from whatever we as community decided to name others. Example: "BDR-209" is not the model of the actual diode, but it is what we sourced it from.

Power output and drive current should also be separated between the real spec, and what us enthusiasts like to over-drive them to.

Other useful info can be pinout, case polarity, and typical threshold current.

To share ideas, here is an example of how I keep track of my own diodes, both known and unknown:
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I like your idea for the pinout!!! :) great idea
 





I needed cheap diodes and didn't really know where to look, and it seemed like old diode lists were outdated or incomplete.
So I decided to make the mac daddy of diode lists.

This list will be open for anyone to edit, so feel free to correct any typo's, wrong prices you see, or add any new diodes that come out!
Hopefully LPF will tailor this list to our laser-building liking!

Here it is:

Big thanks to jnrpop for his existing list!

List of Laser Diodes - Jnrpop
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21/06/2020 - Updated
(Day/Month/Year)


Here is a list i have created of all the Laser Diodes ( TO-xx Form Factor) eg. 3.8 / 5.6 / 9mm & c-mount ) i could find.
If you find any new Diodes feel free to post and i will make the addition.


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And make sure to check out curtisolivers updated thread here(y) > https://laserpointerforums.com/f44/updated-wavelength-thread-103010.html#post1536213

J :coffee:

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J :coffee:
I created a script (hosted on AWS, so no need to worry about reliability) that exports the shared doc (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pJDkajVwwFLJkBgATAAUGjEQtSqJv64aM1ayeo0-LJQ/edit#gid=0) to an image and then updates this image URL with it every 120 minutes: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/04t0fwyv0axbome/LaserList.png

Just attach the above image link to your original post(s) (as an image) and people will be able to freely view an up-to-date laser diode list without having to leave LPF!

PS: Make the shared Excel only allow everyone to have commenting permission, which they can use to create suggest mode suggestions. Then a team of moderators could approve/deny them in order to weed out the trolls
 
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Here's a quick demo of the live-updated LPF-viewable list (you will need to click and zoom in to read it):
LaserList.png
 
I created a script (hosted on AWS, so no need to worry about reliability) that exports the shared ...
Dude... nice work!!! Exactly what I wanted to do! Hopefully op can do this in his originL post would be awesome ! Everything is better when theres teamwork :) thank you very much mr. Gazer :)

Love the commenting idea to weed out the trolls. Seems like there are some lerking around in this forum just like anywhere in life hehehe
 
Nice work everyone! Im a big fan of Teamwork, this forum wouldnt be here without it!

Ill try updating the OP with the above attached image. As im sure all are aware, keeping lists updated over years is alot of time and effort, a community effort is way more efficiant, as long as the updated information is accurate!

+1 Forum (y)
 
Nice work everyone! Im a big fan of Teamwork, this forum wouldnt be here without it!

Ill try updating the OP with the above attached image. As im sure all are aware, keeping lists updated over years is alot of time and effort, a community effort is way more efficiant, as long as the updated information is accurate!

+1 Forum (y)
Yes, as long as the updated information is accurate.
 
If you guys want a more readily readable version sans colors that doesn't require zooming in, I could make the script instead constantly update a post every 15 minutes with the following output:

...
λ (nm)Rated PowerCommunity PowerBrandModelSource/diode community nameSizeModeV (Typ)I (Typ)I-th (Typ)Case PolarityPinoutAvailabilityCost (USD)Datasheet
37520mwNichiaNDHU110APAE35v80mAEngineering Sample
37520mwNichiaNDU1113E5.6mm5v60mAEngineering Sample
37570mwNichiaNDU4116E5.6mm5v110mAEngineering Sample
37570mwThorLabsL375P70MLD5.6mm5v110mAEngineering Sample$4,758
37570mwRoithnerRLU4116E (LD-375-70MG)5.6mm5.4v110mA
375150mwNichiaNDU7216E5.6mm4.5v200mAEngineering Sample
375200mwUshioHL37013MG5.6mm5v370mAEngineering Samplehttps://www.oe-company.com/products/opnext/blue-violet/ushio-hl37013mg.pdf
375400mwNichiaNDU73759mm5v700mAEngineering Sample
...

But the admins need to promise not to ever ban my bot account else we lose the updates!
 
Here's what the current laser list would look like in this format:
λ (nm)Rated PowerCommunity PowerBrandModelSource/diode community nameSizeModeV (Typ)I (Typ)I-th (Typ)Case PolarityPinoutAvailabilityCost (USD)Datasheet
37520mwNichiaNDHU110APAE35v80mAEngineering Sample
37520mwNichiaNDU1113E5.6mm5v60mAEngineering Sample
37570mwNichiaNDU4116E5.6mm5v110mAEngineering Sample
37570mwThorLabsL375P70MLD5.6mm5v110mAEngineering Sample$4,758
37570mwRoithnerRLU4116E (LD-375-70MG)5.6mm5.4v110mA
375150mwNichiaNDU7216E5.6mm4.5v200mAEngineering Sample
375200mwUshioHL37013MG5.6mm5v370mAEngineering Samplehttps://www.oe-company.com/products/opnext/blue-violet/ushio-hl37013mg.pdf
375400mwNichiaNDU73759mm5v700mAEngineering Sample
37560WAkelaALC-375-0060-FM200.22Pulsed Single5.4v110A
37910mwTopticaLD-0375-0070-1Pulsed Single
37910mwTopticaLD-0375-0020-2Pulsed Single
39050mwRoithnerRLT390-50CMG5.6mm
39550mwRoithnerRLT395-50CMG5.6mm
395120mwRoithnerRLU4316E5.6mm
395120mwNichiaNDU4316 (NDU4316E)5.6mm4.5v100mA
40020mwNichiaNDUA116T5.6mm4v53mA
40050mwRoithnerRLT400-50CMG5.6mm5.2v120mA
404150mwOclaroHL40041MG5.6mmSingle
404400mwThorLabsL404P400M5.6mmMulti4.9v370mA$686
40520mwThorLabsL405P205.6mmSingle38mA$53
40520mwSonySLD3134VL5.6mmSingle4.8v32mA$2
40520mwSanyoDL-4146-101D5.6mmSingle5v25mA
40535mwThorLabsL405G23.8mmSingle50mA$95
40540mwSanyoDL-5146-101S5.6mmSingle70mA$87
40550mwSonySLD3232VF5.6mmSingle5v70mAWidely Available$3
40550mwSonySLD3135VF5.6mmSingle5.5v140mA
40550mwToshibaPHR-803T 2xSingle5.5V50mA
40570mwLGGGW H20L 6xSingle
405100mwSonySLD3234Single
405100mwToshibaPHR-805 4x5.6mmSingle5.5V100mA
405120mwNichiaPHR-805TSingle
405120mwNichiaNDV4313Single
405120mwPioneer, BDR-203Single
405150mwThorLabsL405P1503.8mmSingle138mA$97
405150mwSonySLD3236VFSingle5v180mA
405150mwSonySLD3235FVSingle5v180mA
405180mwSonySLD3239VFR3.8mmSingle5v180mA
405200mwNichiaNDV4512Single5v180mA
405200mwNichiaNDV45423.8mmSingle3v250mA
405200mwSonySLD3237VFSingle5.5v260mA
405200mwNichiaNDHV220APASingle4.1v230mA
405300mwNichiaNDV4612Single4.1v230mA
405350mwSharpGH04W10A2GCSingle4.5v325mA$30
405400mwUshio/OclaroHL40023MGSingle5v370mA
405500mwSonySO6J 12xSingle5v450mAWidely available$25
405500mwPioneer, BDR-205BKS 12xSingle5v450mA
405600mwNichiaNDV7116Multi4.1v550mA
405900mwPioneer, BDR-2095v600mADTR$22
4051WThorLabsL405G19mmMulti900mA$710
4051WUshio/OclaroHL40033G9mmMulti5v900mA
4051.2WNichiaNDV73759mmMulti5v900mA
415120mwNichiaNDV41964.7v110mA
42045mwNichiaNDVA316T5.6mm4.6v70mATest Sample
42050mWTopGaNTG4205.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
420120mwNichiaNDV4A16E4.7v110mA
42550mWTopGaNTG4255.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
43050mWTopGaNTG4305.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
43550mWTopGaNTG4355.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
44050mWTopGaNTG4405.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
4405WSharpGH04C05B9G9mm4.7v3A$40
44550mWTopGaNTG4455.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
44550mwNichiaNDB7242E3.8mmMulti
445100mwNichiaNDB4116Single5.3v100mA
4451WCasio, XJ-A1305.6mmMulti5v650mA
4451.2WCasio, XJ-A1405.6mmMulti5v500mA$11(ebay)
4451.6WNichiaNDB78759mmMulti
4451.8WM-Projectors, A-1405.6mmMulti
4452WM-Projectors, M-1405.6mmMulti$13(ebay)
4453.5WNichiaNUBM069mmMulti$40
4473WL450G19mmMulti2A$176
45050mWTopGaNTG4505.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
45080mwSharpGH04580A2G5.6mm$20https://global.sharp/products/device/lineup/data/pdf/datasheet/GH04580A2G_E.pdf
45080mwOsramPL450B3.8mmSingle5.8v100mA
45080mwOsramPLT5-450BSingle5.8v100mA
4501.4WOsramPLTB-4505.6mmMulti$18
4501.6WThorLabsL450P1600MM5.6mmMulti1.2A$80
4501.6WOsramPLTB-450B5.6mmMulti6v1.5AVery widely available$16
4501.6WNichiaNDB77759mmMulti4.5v1.7A
4501.6WNichiaNDB78759mmMulti4.5v1.7A
4501.65WSharpGH04C01A2GSingle5v1.2A
4503WOsramPLPT9 450LA_E9mmMulti5v2.4A
4503.5WNichiaNDB7A759mmMulti4.5v3.0A
4503.5WNichiaNDB7K759mmMulti4.5v3.0A
4503.5WNichiaNUBM059mmMultiWidely available
4504.5WDTRN4509mmMulti
4505WNichiaNUBM499mmMulti4.5v4.85A
4506WNichiaNUBM44-71/ 47-T9mmMulti4.8v4.5AEbay
4507WNichiaNUBM44-81/ 47-A19mmMulti4.8v4.5AWidely available / DTR
45550mWTopGaNTG4555.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
455100mWNichiaNDB42165.6mmSingle5.2v110mA
4553.5WSharpGH04C03A9G9mm4.7v2.1A
4553.5WNichiaNUBM059mm$25
4554.75WNichiaNUBM089mm$32
4554.3WNichiaNUBM089mmMulti4.2v3.5A
4554.35WNichiaNUBM429mmMulti4.2v3.5A
4554.7WNichiaNUBM4B$32
4554.75WNichiaNUBM31T9mmMulti
4554.75WNichiaNUBM0AT9mmMulti4.25v3.5A
4554.8WNichiaNUBM349mmMulti
4555WNichiaNDB7Y75E9mmMulti3.5v4A
4555.25WNichiaNUBM369mmMulti
455NichiaNUBM38
46050mWTopGaNTG4605.6mmSingle5v60mAEngineering Sample$750http://topganlasers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TGSPECs_v2.pdf
4621.4WNichiaNDB76759mmMulti5v1.7A
4622WM4625.6mmMulti
4653.5WNichiaNUBM079mmMulti5v3.5A$113
4653.5WDTRN4659mmMulti4.5v3.5A
4655WNichiaNDB7Z75E9mmMulti4.1v4A
473100mwThorLabsL473P100$2,762
473100mwNichiaNDA41165.6mmSingle5.7v120mA?
4731WNichiaNDA7175E9mmMulti4V900mA?
48050mwSharpJLD480-505.6mmSingle6.1v90mA?
48755mwSharpGH04850B2G5.6mmSingle6v90mA$40https://www.beamq.com/laser/laserdiode/Sharp-GH04850B2G-487nm-55mw-5.6mm.pdf
48820mwNichiaNDS1113E5.6mmSingle5.3v75mA?
48825mwNichiaNDS13165.6mmSingle6.2v80mA?
48860mwThor-LabsL488P605.6mmSingle75mA$2,500
48860mwThor-LabsL488P060MLD5.6mmSingle5.6v100mA?
48860mwNichiaNDS41165.6mmSingle5.6v100mA?
48860mwOsramPLT5-4885.6mmSingle6v75mA$1,277
488200mwNichiaNDS42165.6mmSingle6v270mA$4,000
4882WNichiaNDS7175E9mmMulti4v2.4A?
49555mwSharpGH04955A2G5.6mmSingle6v90mA
50535mwSharpSB147EC91 (GH05035A2G)5.6mmSingle6v125mA
50535mwSharpSB1473N91 (GH05035A2G)5.6mmSingle6v125mA
50535mwSharpSB1573N915.6mmSingle6v125mA
50535mwSharpSB217HL91 (GH05030C2LM)5.6mmSingle6v125mA$20
50535mwSharpSB217HN91 (GH05030C2LM)5.6mmSingle6v125mA$20
50535mwSharpSB217HQ91 (GH05030C2LM)5.6mmSingle6v125mA$20
50535mwSharpSB217HR91 (GH05030C2LM)5.6mmSingle6v125mA$20
50580mwNichiaNDE41165.6mmSingle6.5v160mA
51510mwThorLabsL515A15.6mmSingle50mA$27
51510mwOsramPLT5-510-B15.6mmSingle
51530mwOsramPLT520-B1-23.8mmSingle
51530mwOsramPLT5-520-B45.6mmSingle
51550mwOsramPLT5-520-B15.6mmSingle
51580mwNichiaNDG42165.6mmSingle6.5v200mA
515180mwNichiaNDG4716E5.6mmSingle5.1v260mA
52010mwOsramPLT5-510-B25.6mmSingle
52030mwOsramPL5153.8mmSingle
52030mwOsramPL520-B13.8mmSingle
52030mwOsramPLT5-520-B55.6mmSingle
52050mwThorLabsL520P505.6mmSingle150mA$70
52050mwOsramPL5203.8mmSingle8v160mA
52050mwOsramPLT5-520-B25.6mmSingle
52080mwOsramPL520B3.8mmSingle8v240mA
52080mwSharpGH05280E2K5.6mm$20
52090mwOsramPLP-520-B15.6mmMulti6v480mA
520120mwOsramPLP-520-B25.6mmMulti6v480mA
520125mwSharpGH0521DE2G5.6mmSingle6.7v270mA
520600mwSharpGH05C01A9G9mm5.2v1.1A
520700mwNichiaNDG7009mmMulti4.6v1.5A
520900mwThorLabsL520G19mmMulti1.6A
520900mwNichiaNUGM02T9mmMulti
5201WNichiaNDG7475-T9mmMulti4.6v1.8A$110
5201WNichiaNDG7575-T9mmMulti4.6v2A$150
5201WNichiaNDG7K75-T9mmMulti4.6v2A
5201WNichiaNUGM01T9mmMulti4.6v2A$60
5201WDTRN5209mmMulti1.8A
5251WNichiaNUGM03T9mmMulti5v2A
5251.5WNichiaNDG7D75TE9mmMulti4.7v2.3A
53010mwOsramPLT5-510-B35.6mmSingle
53030mwOsramPLT5-520-B65.6mmSingle
53050mwOsramPLT5-520-B35.6mmSingle8v160mA
633100mwUshioHL63163DG5.6mmSingle170mA$307
6355mwlaser66DL-6353TL5.6mmSingle2.3v35mA
6355mwThorLabsL635P55.6mmSingle30mA$25
6355mwUshioHL6312G9mmSingle55mA$22
63510mwUshioHL6320G9mmSingle70mA$43
63515mwUshioHL6322G9mmSingle85mA$71
63515mwSharpGH06315A1K5.6mmSingle3.3v290mA
635500mwModulightML1710c-mountMulti2.25v900mA
6375mwThorLabsL637P55.6mmSingle20mA$14
637100mwUshioHL63142DG5.6mmSingle140mA$293
637170mwUshioHL63133DG5.6mmSingle250mA$173
637250mwUshioHL6388MG5.6mmMulti340mA$60
6371.2WThorLabsL637G19mmMulti1.1A$162
63810mwOpnextHL6358MG5.6mmSingle40mA
63830mwOpnextHL6323MG5.6mmSingle95mA
63840mwThorLabsL638P0405.6mmSingle92mA
638110mwMitsubishiML520G545.6mmSingle2.7v150mA
638120mwOpnextHL63603TG3.8mmSingle
638150mwThorLabsL638P1503.8mmSingle230mA
638170mwOpnextHL63133DG5.6mmSingle2.8v250mA
638180mwMitsubishiML520G555.6mmSingle
638185mwSharpGH0631IA2G5.6mmMulti2.55v215mA
638200mwThorLabsL638P2005.6mmSingle280mA
638250mwOclaroHL6388MG5.6mmMulti
638300mwMitsubishiML520G715.6mmMulti$50
638500mwMitsubishiML520G735.6mmMulti
638500mwMitsubishiML501P735.6mmMulti$20
638700mwThorLabsL638P700M5.6mmMulti820mA
638700mwSharpGH0637AA2G5.6mmMulti$15
638700mwOclaroHL63193MG5.6mmMulti$20
638700mwUshioHL63613MG5.6mmMulti3v1A$15
6381.2WSharpGH06C01A9G9mm2.25v1.4A
6381.2WUshioHL63283HDMulti
6382.1WMitsubishiML562G85Multi2.25v2.1A
6382.5WMitsubishiG84 Tribeam
6382.5WSharpGH06C02B9G9mm2.3v2.7A
6382.5W pulseMitsubishiML562G84Multi2.4v2.8A
6382.5W pulseMitsubishiML56H84Multi2.4v2.8A
63910mwOpnextHL6358MG5.6mmSingle2.3v40mA
63930mwUshioHL6323MG5.6mmSingle2.8v130mA
64040mwUshioHL6362MG5.6mmSingle90mA
6411.2WUshioHL63283HD419mmMulti2.7v1.6A
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64280mwOpnextHL6366DG5.6mmSingle155mA
642150mwOpnextHL6385DG5.6mmSingle2.6v280mA
6505mwAOCADL65052TL5.6mm$1
6507mwThorLabsL650P0075.6mmSingle28mA
65025mwSonyKES-400A5.6mmSingle
650100mwSonySLD1239JL-545.6mmSingle
650350mwMitsubishiLPC-8365.6mmSingle3v378mA$15
650400mwMitsubishiLPC-8405.6mmSingle350mA$10
6501WModulightML1810c-mountMulti2.1v1.6A
6504W?c-mountMulti
6505W?c-mountMulti
65830mwUshioHL6501MG5.6mmSingle65mA
65840mwThorLabsL658P0405.6mmSingle75mA
658100mwMitsubishiML101J255.6mmSingle2.4v150mA
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660120mwUshioHL6545MG5.6mmSingle170mA
660130mwMitsubishiML101J275.6mmSingleCase -
660150mwMitsubishiML101U295.6mmMulti2.35v235mA$4https://datasheetspdf.com/pdf/922775/Mitsubishi/ML101U29/1
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660150mwLG (20x)LPC-8155.6mmMulti
660300mwMitsubishiLPC-8265.6mmMulti
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6705mwSanyoDL-3149-0575.6mmSingle2.6v45mA
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67010mwUshioHL6714G9mmSingle55mA
67015mwUshioHL6756MG5.6mmSingle35mA
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68535mwEudynaFLD6A2TK5.6mmSingle2.8v250mA
68550mwUshioHL6750MG5.6mmSingle75mA
69030mwUshioHL6738MG5.6mmSingle90mA
69030mwOpnextHL6738MG5.6mmSingle
70540mwUshioHL7001MG5.6mmSingle75mA
73040mwUshioHL7302MG5.6mmSingle75mA
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7855mwThorLabsL785P55.6mmSingle28mA$11
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78590mwThorLabsL785P0905.6mmSingle120mA$45
785200mwThorLabsL785H15.6mmSingle220mA$68
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785300mwThorLabsLD785-SH3009mmSingle400mA$304
785400mwThorLabsLD785-SE4009mmSingle550mA$386
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808500mwThorLabsLD808-SEV5009mmSingle Frequency800mA$1,604
808500mwThorLabsLD808-SE5009mmSingle750mA$662
808500mwThorLabsL808P500MM5.6mmMulti650mA$40
8081000mwThorLabsL808P1000MM9mmMulti1.1A$80
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820200mwThorLabsL820P2005.6mmSingle250mA
83050mwUshioHL8338MG5.6mmSingle75mA$60
830210mwSharpGH0832BA2A5.6mmSingle2v210mA
830250mwThorLabsL830H19mmSingle400mA$250
830650mwThorLabsLD830-SE6509mmSingle900mA$386
8301WThorLabsLD830-MA1W9mmMulti1.33A$275
8302WThorLabsLD830-ME2W9mmMulti3A (Max)$551
840200mwThorLabsL840P2005.6mmSingle255mA$50
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85010mwThorLabsL850P0105.6mmSingle50mA$25
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850200mwThorLabsL850P2005.6mmSingle255mA
850700mwSharpGH0852WA2G5.6mmSingle2v870mA
8501WGeneric5.6mmMulti2.5V1.2ACASE POSITIVE1612638455195.pngVery widely available$11https://www.fiberlabs.co.jp/laser-diode/ws-mm-ld/wsld-850-001-1.pdf
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852100mwThorLabsL852P1009mmSingle120mA$207
852150mwThorLabsL852P1509mmSingle170mA$306
852300mwThorLabsL852H19mmSingle415mA$350
852600mwThorLabsLD852-SE6009mmSingle950mA$662
852600mwThorLabsLD852-SEV6009mmSingle Frequency1.05A$1,604
88010mwThorLabsL880P0105.6mmSingle30mA$53
8950.2mwThorLabsL895VH1TO-46Single Frequency1.4mA$150
90410mwThorLabsL904P0105.6mmSingle50mA$27
915300mwThorLabsM9-915-03009mmSingle370mA$1,169
940200mwThorLabsM9-940-02009mmSingle270mA$626
940700mwSharpGH0942WA2G5.6mmSingle2v1A
960250mwThorLabsL960H19mmSingle400mA$250
98010mwThorLabsL980P0105.6mmSingle25mA$28
98030mwThorLabsL980P0305.6mmSingle50mA$71
980100mwThorLabsL980P100A5.6mmMulti150mA$113
980200mwThorLabsL980H19mmSingle300mA$250
980200mwThorLabsL980P2005.6mmMulti300mA$143
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900mW is certainly not the real spec of that diode. It may be good enough for daring enthusiasts to put in a pointer for sort run times, but someone else may think they can run it like that indefinitely, thinking that number is the manufacture's spec. This is why manufacturer data need to be separated from community made data. "BDR-209" is the name of the drive where the diode is extracted from, NOT the official part number of the diode itself. Presenting it this way is misleading and can cause confusion.
IIRC its rating is 600mw.
 
If 900mW rating is good enough for DTR to list on his diode sales, then the success rate at that power has to be good. He thoroughly tests output power to get a safe operating point. Members have pushed these diodes past 1W, but at that point you are starting to risk killing it.
As explained to you before a couple of times. There is no data sheet easily obtainable. If one is found by someone it will be highly useful. For many years we have gone without.
 
With full respect DTR did not engineer that diode. If we don't want LPF look like a playpen where we invent official ratings, then we should keep those numbers separate. What you see on DTR's shop of what that diode can be pushed to, but it is not an indication of it's rating.
Someone has now written that it needs 900mA for 900mW, which doesn't agree with the measurements from DTR, so we already have wrong data by someone, which shows again how community made ratings is just a free-for-all.
 
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Who here is 'inventing official ratings'? This is a hobbyist guide to laser diodes available. I think you are making this into something of far more importance than that. Also whilst I am fully aware our own testing is not to manufacturer standard. The testing is still real world and not done by one person only. I'm sure I've said this already. If you don't want to take community testing figures in consideration, and there is no spec sheet available. Do you want the diode omitted? Or should the entire specs for community tested diodes be formatted in italics so people are fully aware they are not manufacturer specs?
 





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