SEXY BLUE NDS4216 488nm 200mW 5.6mm Single mode, small stripe and low mrad.

[krazer]

http://www.thorlabs.com/thorProduct....er=L488P060MLD

[Stiffler]

http://www.thorlabs.com/thorProduct....er=L488P060MLD

EEEK!!!! Is the lasing medium made from diamonds??

[steve-o]

That's the 60mW one. Thorlabs charges exorbitant prices on all their diodes. They want $380.00 for a single Mitsu G71 diode lol . I'm sure that the 200mW 488nm one could be found somewhere else possibly for cheaper .. maybe ..

[planters]

EEEK!!!! Is the lasing medium made from diamonds??

Actually, CVD diamond is not very expensive and there some really neat things you can do with diamonds and lasers. I think the most telling is that the G71s from DTR look new and cost approx $50. I doubt Throrlabs has fewer sources that Jordan.

[sbk]

Well, OPSL based 488nm modules have by far a more interesting power/price ratio

[steve-o]

Anyone want to try to build a 488 OPSL yourself ? .. here's 1. Someone's already figured it all out in advance too :]


(Courtesy of Sam's FAQ)

[-bart-]

Anyone want to try to build a 488 OPSL yourself ? .. here's 1. Someone's already figured it all out in advance too :]


(Courtesy of Sam's FAQ)

Just wondering, why is it that opsl has allegedly superior modulation specs, when I can see nothing particular exiting in the shg stage ?

[kecked]

good point. how is opsl according to this any different than dpss. Still has a pump diode, still has a non linear optic, don't see temp compensation though maybe that is it? IE no temp knee from power heating effects? I would not want to align one of those. It looks like a mess.

[steve-o]

Yeh TEC or heater under the whole thing is says (I think, it's a little unclear) . There are also 3 control boards not in the pic. The read in Sam's is here (not a long article, just a few paragraphs) explains it all , sorta ..

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserdio.htm#dioopsl

If this is a 488-20, that's 20mw .. Think I'll wait for the 200mw dir-inj diode ..