New 462nm Diode?

[Photonz]

Did anyone else see this on DTR's page?

Link:
http://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home/diodes/m462-462nm-laser-diode

 

[VisibleGreen]

Did anyone else see this on DTR's page?

Link:
http://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home/diodes/m462-462nm-laser-diode

Yeah saw that awhile ago. Wonder if it's a high power single mode.

 

[IsaacT]

Oh wow! I thought you had missed the boat on the HP MM 462's but nope there is a new diode in town. WTF is with all the new diodes????? I love it but I cannot keep up.

 

[ZRaffleticket]

Doubt it's single mode... its probably called M462 from a M140 being the same size.

 

[Pi R Squared]

Yeah I saw that, I can't wait to hear more about it and see the testing results.

Oh wow! I thought you had missed the boat on the HP MM 462's but nope there is a new diode in town. WTF is with all the new diodes????? I love it but I cannot keep up.

Damn right. I once dreamed of building a laser with each one of every diode DTR sells but now I wont live long enough.

Alan

 

[IsaacT]

Damn right. I once dreamed of building a laser with each one of every diode DTR sells but now I wont live long enough.

Alan

For real though, it seems like every time I tackle one he gets two more haha.

 

[RYDorDIE278]

I was just about to say thats been there for a while , but its ANOTHER 462nm!
yea cant wait for results and beam specs in comparison to the NDB7675, I think 462nm will be my next handheld

 

[VisibleGreen]

Is 462nm a noticeable difference to 445nm?

 

[Grix]

Is 462nm a noticeable difference to 445nm?

It is much brighter, and also *slightly* more greenish blue rather than violetish blue.

 

[busman2]

This is good! It means that someone, more than likely has found a source to supply out of spec M140's. This is not just good for those wanting to push these latest 2 different diodes up to near 473nm but it means that people (DTR) are out there looking to source these out of spec diodes. I am really interested and am sure others are in some low 520nm and some low 538nm's, So how about it Jordan, Maaaate! Is there a possibility that you might be able to get hold of a stash of any of these as well?

 

[IsaacT]

In person my 462 diode(that is hitting 469nm) is considerably different than my 445.

 

[crazyspaz]

Why is everyone so intent on thinking 462 diodes are just binned 445's? Theres hardly a shred of evidence to support the theory, and if these are indeed coming from projectors, you really think a company like ca$io would rely on binned diodes for their mass produced projectors?

 

[ZRaffleticket]

Well there's no evidence that I've read saying that they are definitely different diodes. The only thing is that these have a central wavelength similar to a known diode that centers at 462nm. I've never seen anyone come out and say "yes, I can confirm these are actually ___."

Everybody thinks they're high WL 445's because these act accordingly with our current 445's being run at higher wavelength instead of higher power.

Plus, I don't think DTR is pulling these from projectors. The first batch popped up as a lot of (7?) on feebay.

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It's entirely possible these are new diodes -- and a large quantity are leaking out before they show up like most other diodes do. I'll believe whatever has the best evidence backing it.

 

[Atomicrox]

I'm inclined to believe these are projector pulls, thus why he named them similar to the M140's. Wonder if they go as high as the 9mm ones.

 

[Rifter]

any specs? single mode? power?

 

[Grix]

Prices are up, a bit disappointing, they are not that much cheaper than the 9mm. Hopefully they will be as strong and convergent as the M140s