120mW 520nm Diode

[lasertack]

You may be right

[jeejeedr]

Price: 80€ plus paypal and shipping and VAT for EU customers.

Just a small remark. If I add VAT as a european, it becomes cheaper to order in the states...

[lasertack]

When you order them in the USA, you´ll need to pay VAT when it crosses the border of any EU country.

[JohnYayas]

Can anyone point me to something that talks/shows what kind of lens is needed and what the beam looks like? I'm interested in replacing my 50mw DPSS with something a little better. 100mw is fine for me.

[DTR]

They actually make a nearly perfect dot with a little splash using a G-2 and getting 200mW+ out of the diode is easy. I was surprised about the spot size being the diode is multimode.

[JohnYayas]

They actually make a nearly perfect dot with a little splash using a G-2 and @ 600mA it was about 200mW with that lens. I was surprised about the spot size being the diode is multimode.

Sounds good. Never heard of a G-2. Do you know where I can pick one up?

[DTR]

Here is for them in M9X0.5mm lens barrels.
https://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home/glass-lenses

If you just want the bare lenses you can get them from Laser66
http://www.laser66.com/html/405-G-2.html

[swamidog]

that is really encouraging.. two of those combined through a cube would be really usable.

They actually make a nearly perfect dot with a little splash using a G-2 and @ 600mA it was about 200mW with that lens. I was surprised about the spot size being the diode is multimode.

[TechJunkie]

being the diode is multimode.

I didnt know that. I dont know how I missed that, DUH.

[lasertack]

They have alomst the same specs, so the beam size and shape are nearly the same.