Powerful Red?

[superlazer2512]

ok I was on this website dragonlasers right. I noticed
that when I clicked on red lasers it brought up this colum on lasers that had
an output of 1000mw. Are there really such lasers for sale to the
normal civilian?......just wondering.

[superlazer2512]

actually my mistake i thought it was red when i skimmed the colum but its OEM heres the link
http://www.dragonlasers.com/catalog/...ERS-sp-13.html

[laserterd]

yeah its possible and its perfectly legal to civilians in most countries i believe. Its not as portable as pointers and has a lot of safety features so its pretty legal. And 1W of red isnt too hard to make i dont think.

[Helioplasma]

Not a lot of Watt range 650nm lasers exists because only red open-can/DVD 16* diodes operate in this wavelenght, and watt range 650nm LD aren't mass produced unlike 1/5 watt range LDs.
The most powerful red lasers in CW (because pulsed ruby lasers are more powerful than <-) are operating at 671nm (1342nm frequency doubled with KTP), because their pump diode is an IR LD so they can have incredible outputs... and are (more massed produced) usually in the 3-5 W range, although in the same size even 10 W IR laser diodes exists (like pseudonomen137's 980nm laser lighting a candle), so their price per mW is less than watt range 650nm modules.

Oh yeah all lasers that are lab grade and connectable to the 220V A/C are legal, even for class IV, and unless you don't do anything stupid, the laser won't be confiscated.

[Fishlaser]

what is the strongest laser you have heard of

[chaylz]

apparently red lasers are on the highest wave length so their the strongest and easiest to see? but i think lighter colors attract more attention

[daman]

i think the powerful laser is the red one! co'z its range 4000 ft in darkness. Power output <5 mW.

[zcar.300]

Red is harder for our eyes to see. That is why you have to get a high power red to be able to see the beam. Green is one of the easiest to see. That is why you can see the beam on a 15mw green laser.

[TTerbo]

You do know that this topic is >2 years old

[zcar.300]

Sure but the forum was just reopened.