@ InMetal - Yes, the pinouts you have there are correct for a Long Open Can diode, or LOC, that can also be found in the LPC-815 sled, (picture above found in the Diode Compilation thread for others coming after
).
The diode you are after looks like this -
In heatsink -
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQL0nKuizLrsFoCUbQ5uM4gABb-BajISxM8gRE2QwHIbIQF_kNdLg
Extracted -
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrw3Wcg2epJVV7Vn6fp8G0FB1s9N0DBDB79yULUAOnQm4AL5iUuydHl4ET
Check out the link mentioning the LOC in the first post under, "Harvesting Common Diodes". Yours may not be exactly the same to harvest but it should give you some clues to extracting one safely and without damage. Don't be touching the front of the die now!
@ random person - As far as I'm aware, there isn't a single thread that collates all that info. A couple of reasons for that I think... One is that, when talking about red LDs available, the open can diode from the LPC-815 sled is just about the best one to get and at around the $10 mark, (sometimes cheaper), it isn't a rare, or an expensive item. The tests have been done a long time ago and it is well understood. (Just for kicks, check this thread out -
http://laserpointerforums.com/f50/red-laser-diode-roundup-36202.html ). Secondly, with Bluray burners, there are so few high power diodes that, at high write speeds, most manufacturers are going to be using very similar products so it's just a matter of following the numbers, checking out the bluray threads and watching what's on sale in the GB and sales threads.
If you're thinking of buying a drive then you can always do what InMetal did and do a search with the drive number here on LPF and someone may have posted that info. There are so many obscure drives out there though that a comprehensive list would be unworkable. A rule of thumb, (and ONLY a rule of thumb!), is that the higher the
write speed, the higher power the diode is likely to be. However, this doesn't necessarily tell you about the wavelength, the ease of extraction or anything regarding what you can safely run it at.
There is the aforementioned, "Diode Compilation Thread", that does mention almost all of the commonest and most useful diodes along with the sled part number, (possibly not the complete drive but when buying diodes it's all you need). There is no substitute for reading through the links and threads though.
Happy hunting!
M