New? 300mW Single Mode NIR 9mm LD

[madmacmo]

02/09/2012 - LaserFocusWorld.com - 780nm – 800nm 300mW Single Mode CW 9mm LD in TO-9 can

Which may or may not be of possible interest; however, I am not sure the "announced today" refers to today Feb 9, 2012, or to the Oct 5, 2011 date with which the third paragraph begins.


Laser Light Solutions intros singlemode NIR diodes - Laser Focus World
Quote:
Laser Light Solutions Releases World’s Highest Power Near-IR Single Mode Laser. . . with higher power capability at longer wavelengths out to 1100 nm. . . Commercial sales of the product are now underway, and device shipments have been initiated.
Edit: Link and specs
Laser Light Solutions SM3000 Preliminary Datasheet

 

[Fiddy]

Sweet, should be good for undetectable balloon pops

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

yeah, or maybe a super-speed CD burner. Now you can crank out CDs at the same rates as large, injection molding disk duplicator mints with a simple USB CD drive!