Pulsed driver for BR?

[Glaserfan]

Hello again

Is there anywhere to get, or a way to possibly make a pulsed driver for blu-ray diodes(or red for that matter)?

Just an idea, but if we could pulse or diodes at a higher current as fast as they run in a player/burner, I bet our eyes might not see the pulse, and we could get some SERIOUS power from our diodes ;D

Good idea? Or am I barking up the wrong tree......?

 

[pseudolobster]

check in the experiments/modifications section, there's a couple threads about this.

people have been playing with 555's, to some success.

 

[heruursciences]

Yes it's doable, but really it's not worth the effort unless you need the high peak powers for something pretty specific like Raman spectroscopy..

 

[Glaserfan]

Lol, actually with everyone including myself pushing the PHR-803T's diode near it's max, I was thinking it'd be nice to see what it could do in pulsed mode. Seems we could get over 200mW with it.

 

[Abray]

But if its pulsed at a higher power, won't it just have the same burning power? or does the burning ability actually increase despite the pulsed beam?