Single mode ML520G55 635-638nm 180mW

[Fiddy]

G'day,

Saw these pop up in a eBay search:
New Mitsubishi 635-638nm 180mw ML520G55/Single Mode Laser Diode | eBay

Seems to be very similar to the Opnext 637nm 170mW, tiny bit worse divergence, same LCC style, and a lil cheaper too.

Anyone buy one yet?

Fiddy.

 

[Bionic-Badger]

Now we just need one of these.

 

[Fiddy]

Mmmm 3W....20 emitters tho. its not in a 5.6mm can package is it?

 

[Bionic-Badger]

We'll find a way.

 

[eytyxhs]

Now we just need one of these.

Hmm, interesting, ~5W of red.

But how much? 7.000$? Like 488nm 20mW diodes?

 

[Bionic-Badger]

Hmm, interesting, ~5W of red.

But how much? 7.000$? Like 488nm 20mW diodes?

Who knows if it'll drop in price though? I know I would have never predicted the market to flood with cheap 445nm laser diodes, so I'll wager an "it's not impossible!"

 

[foulmist]

on their website they even rated it at 8W

MITSUBISHI Laser Technology – Glyn

639nm ML5CP50 8W Laser Barren

if you notice in the PDF they are "tentative"

 

[qumefox]

Why do these people never freakin put the emitter size on the spec sheets? Divergence information is useless without that.

 

[vk2fro]

3-5 watts of red??!! damn then green will become the weak link in RGB projectors again!

 

[Johnyz]

RHD owns one. I was about to buy one too, but then the diodes from Rayfoss popped up.

 

[rhd]

I missed this the first time around.

Actually - I (had) the HL63133DG from Opnext. Similarly spec'd diode. I'm wondering about this ML520G55 now. If they're rating it at 180mW, I wonder if it can be pushed to 250, 300, etc?

The Opnext can't be, but maybe Mitsubishi has a different approach with the spec'ing of their diodes. Has anyone actually ordered a ML520G55 and tested it?