Axicons to combine diodes for a single beam.

[The_Doctor]

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[logsquared]

Here it is! in the middle of this mount is a four sided 45deg mirror with a hole going thru the middle. the mirrors are aprox. .075" X .150" and the hole is about .06" square. perfect size for 5 diodes! I was going to make a diode combiner with it a few years ago. Just found it in a box looking for something else. I know someone here may want to give a go at a 5 diode combiner. I am working on knife edge combiners and don't have to time to work on it. IMG_1285.JPGIMG_1287.JPG Will take trades

[allthatwhichis]

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[Doc]

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With all of these broad stripe high power diodes there isn't any point really, linear mirror stacking is more suitable and practical.

[allthatwhichis]

But there are piles of mid-power 660 reds out there that could still be used to make a high powered deep red...

[colouredmirrorball]

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It seems like The_Doctor won't come back, so does anyone know why he left?

[JohnYayas]

For some reason, I don't think he felt like he belonged here.

[mixedgas]

For some reason, I don't think he felt like he belonged here.

He posted some long rambling rant on ALT.LASERS about "Elites" telling him he did not belong here.

I asked him about it and he would not say who.....

Steve

[shrad]

so there are elites in the world of lasers? that's sad (but I know that's true as in any domain)

a true elite is, for me, someone who has tens of years worth of experience and is sharing his knowledge to younger people who only want to learn, for instance... not someone who tries to exclude or discriminate