What driver for my "Blu-ray" Diode?

[TimTom]

Hello,

some month ago I ripped out a blu-ray diode and tried to power it up with a driver, who was used for a green laser diode. I connected it, gave it power but it still was not working. No smoke (Thats why im thinking the diode is not broken), no visible dot or anything.

Im not sure, if the diode is dead now.. so I want to try repower them with another driver. I prefer, that I build an own driver because thats cheaper.

What do you think, should I use for my driver what I want to build?

Thank you

 

[ChaosLord]

You could try a boost drive. Here is an open source boost driver.

 

[Vakker Vinter]

Well, if you want to build one, it's fairly easy. To start, you'll need:

LM317T Voltage Regulator
Resistor (value to be determined)
1N4001 Diode
10 uF 16V Capacitor
And of course, wire and rosin core solder.

Before I go any further, tell me which diode you're using and what power output you expect to get from it.