Dear Doc,
I think you are misunderstanding my intention of obtaining a hand held powerful green beam. I attended Selem a few months back and amazed by the little hand helds some of the guys had. Very neat gadgets. I think you may be concerned of my safety, which I thanks you for. I own CO2 lasers from 60-200w. I have (2) Laserscopes currently. I think they will do around 40w of green(but too much for some of the tests I wish to perform). I have several Yags 60-250w. On top of it all, I have over 40pairs of safety glasses/goggles for about every laser frequency. I am not a novice, I build/design cnc laser cutting/scribing/welding gear for a living. I have a BS in mechanical engineering as well. I am very safe, as I still have 20/20 vision.
PS: If I want to light cigerettes, I can do it from 20ft. with a co2 laser. Just want a new toy, and who better to ask than the folks on this forum.![]()