Where to buy high quality dicros for 640, 532 and 457

[kitatit]

Hi guys,
I'm looking for your opinions and suggestions on where to buy a set of high quality dicros for the lasers I'm planing on buying.

I'm considering:
-1.8watt 642 nm Red
-2watt 532 nm
-1watt 457 nm

I don't mind paying a bit more to buy quality gear if it is worth it.

I'm sure there is a sliding scale of;
1 -Cheap.
2 -Average.
3 -Reasonably priced and good quality.
4 -A little pricey but worth it.
5 -Eye wateringly expensive gear of the Gods.

I think I'm probably looking for stuff around the 3 to 4 level

[rfourt]

I prefer: http://www.edmundoptics.com/
Although there are some sellers around here on the forums that are just as good.
laser-wave.com
lasershowparts.com

just to name a few.

[MisterWilling]

Here is a bunch of info in this thread http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/...isation-thread .

[mccarrot]

With you lasers... Swisslas.

The price per mW your lasers costs is well worth the higher price of the better dichroics.

[kitatit]

Thanks for your replies guys.

I'm going to have a look at Swisslas.

[mixedgas]

One Stop Laser Shop for the R/G combiner..

Steve

[kitatit]

Hi Steve,
just had another look at OSLS.
I like there selection of optics mounts they have.

[Pitts]

Hi

I use Edmund optics and Semrock (available in Australia as mine had to come through there- Coherent are agents).

I like the fact that Semrock test each dichro and give you the resulting graph for your particular dichro. No guess work here.. of course at a price margin. I guess you hve to pay for quality.
No point in having nice lasers and losing a pile of power on the dichro's..

Cheers
Ray
NZ (big islands across the ditch)

[LaserLover]

Hi guys,
I'm looking for your opinions and suggestions on where to buy a set of high quality dicros for the lasers I'm planing on buying.

I'm considering:
-1.8watt 642 nm Red
-2watt 532 nm
-1watt 457 nm

I don't mind paying a bit more to buy quality gear if it is worth it.

I'm sure there is a sliding scale of;
1 -Cheap.
2 -Average.
3 -Reasonably priced and good quality.
4 -A little pricey but worth it.
5 -Eye wateringly expensive gear of the Gods.

I think I'm probably looking for stuff around the 3 to 4 level

Have you tired Connecticut Lasers ?
I,m not aware of the power specs but the prices are good.

[MisterWilling]

CT Lasers sells the laserwave dichros. He has all ready looked in those. Even the newer style laserwave dichros do not have as good transmission as the swisslas.