Laser

Here's a list of LASER resources. I'm focusing on low-cost lasers.

contents:

• information about lasers
• Manufacturers and Distributors: where to buy lasers
• unsorted

See also

• emc_faq.html#regulations points to laws concerning lasers
• robot_links.html has information on other electronic components.
• machine_vision.html has lots of information on "visible" robot communication, which might use lasers (a la the "borg").
• mad_science.html

[FIXME: merge with The List of Suppliers of Inexpensive Lasers http://www.misty.com/~don/lasersrc.html by Don Klipstein ]

Manufacturers and Distributors

[FIXME: since prices are rapidly coming down, I need to date these prices...]

• http://oatleyelectronics.com/lasers.html from full $700 (AUS) laser light show systems to low-power raw $4 laser diode module
• 2001-08-07:DAV bought $12.99 laser pointer from Target
• $19.99 ball-pen, PDA stylus, and (650 nm red) Laser pointer http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/581b.shtml 2002
• $139.99 (``A high power IR laser diode at 808 nm pumps a tiny block of Nd:YVO4 generating light at 1,064 nm which feeds a KTP intracavity frequency doubler crystal to produce the green beam at 532 nm.'') laser pointer http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a47.shtml ``And unlike a red laser, the green beam itself can be seen in mid-air in dark conditions, not just the laser beam dot.''
• $15 laser pointer $13 Laser Bullet Popular Link http://jimi.freeipo.com/laser/
• $45 Mini keychain Laser Pointers 650nm and some other interesting laser products: laser light shows $195 laser levels $138 Laser Light Show red 650 nm $1 496 Laser Light Disco green 532 nm http://www.goaegis.com/
• $20 Q07-1012 "Quarton Infiniter Black" 670 nm laser pen. 2 AAA batteries included.
  $25 Q07-1014 "Quarton Infiniter Laser Pointers" 650 nm laser pen. 2 AAA batteries included. Specify silver, black, pink, green, blue, yellow case. 6 hours, metal body.
  Tiger Software 800-292-6095 $8 shipping and handling for 1st item, $1 for each additional item (up to 5 lbs total).
• $15 infrared laser http://www.mwkindustries.com/A-f/8017ux.htm
• $20 "Key Chain Pointer" 3.125 inches long; 3 mW at 645 nm; includes keychain and 3 batteries. $38 "Infiniter" 650 nm; 3mW; 2 AAA batteries included.
  $395 "green laser pointer" 532nm; 1mW; includes 2 AA batteries.
  $29 raw "Red diodes" 660 nm 4 mW, not including required power supply.
  $390 raw "Green laser diode", not including required power supply.
  $260 holography kit; includes everything except the laser.
  Lots of other laser equipment here -- $10 000 gas lasers and their $2 000 high-voltage power supplies; optical tables, etc.
  Lasershop http://www.lasershoppe.com/
• MWK Industries http://www.pweb.com/mwk/main.htm LASERs of various colors and IR.
• $29.95 LAPN65...equivalent to 15mw @ 670nm http://www.amazing1.com/laser.htm Laser Pointer "Heavy Duty" 2000 Feet Effective (user) Range - 5-5/8" X 1/2"- All Metal Construction - Push Button Switch - Operates 6 Hrs. On (2) "AAA" Batteries (now included)
• $29.95 LAPN65S...equivalent to 15mw @ 670nm http://www.amazing1.com/laser.htm Key Chain Laser Pointer 2000 Feet Effective (user) Range - 3" X 3/4" - With Protective Switch - With Gift Box And (3) LR44 Batteries - 3 Hrs. Continuous Operation
• $ 29.00    Laser Pointer Model # 4009 (includes 2 AAA batteries) Laser Wavelength     670 nm visible bright red beam Range                150 yard (approximately 150m) Size                 7/16" x 5 3/8 "  Laser Diode          5 mW output power, Class IIIA diode           http://web.arcos.org/laser/4009.htm http://web.arcos.org/laser/
• Laser Devices, Inc. manufactures some nice devices. http://laserdevices.com/
• $ 30.00 LASER Diode Power-Supply "compatible with most manufacturer's LASER diodes with current consumption up to 70mA" smaller than 20 mm. SUPPLY VOLTAGE 3-10VDC  CURRENT DRAIN OUTPUT VOLTAGE 1.2-3VDC (ADJ) OUTPUT CURRENT 50-70mA http://www.mwkindustries.com/A-f/lpd107.htm http://www.mwkindustries.com/
• $31 Key-chain laser pointer. Includes batteries. (are those swappable lenses in the photo ?) http://www.yesic.com/~bergesys/clk/laser.htm
• incredibly cheap prices on laser diodes, if you're willing to buy 100 at a time. (for example, surplus transistor-like raw laser diodes for under $20 each -- once I saw surplus $5 each). http://www.mi-lasers.com/news/newshome.html $10.00 for shipping, minimum C.O.D. order is $30.00 Minimum order for net terms is $150.00
• some cheap surplus equipment -- what appears to be a CD assembly, including the laser diode and motor and focusing lens, for $20. http://www.mwkindustries.com/A-f/ldpu1.htm
• Hosfelt Electronics advertised pointers for $34.95 and $39.95 in 1996, but they still apparently have no web site. http://www.repairfaq.org/filipg/LINK/F_mail_order3.html#MAILORDER_004 /* was http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/HTML/LINK/F_mail_order3.html#MAILORDER_004 */
• "$57.00 laser pointer" Midwest Laser Products http://www.midwest-laser.com

• laser
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  Subject: Cheap Laser Pointers
  From: siegman@ee.stanford.edu (AES)
  Newsgroups: sci.optics
  Date: 3 Dec 1996 23:08:53 GMT
  ...
  Damark I think is advertising one for
  $24.95 -- sorry, don't have their number, but their junk mailings arrive
  all the time.
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  Edmund Scientific
  
  http://www.edsci.com/
  
  (609.573.6250) sells a variety of visible laser pointers, starting at $44.
  They also sell Kodak IR detection cards starting at $23.
  

• http://www.alltronics.com/ $9.95 key chain laser

Arrick Robotics http://robotics.com/surplus.html

LaserLyte Laser Pointers at Wholesale Products http://www.wholesaleproducts.com/laserlyte.html

information about lasers

see also emc_faq.html#regulations: laws concerning lasers .

• Laser Links http://www.mi-lasers.com/learn/
• Sam's Laser FAQ http://www.misty.com/~don/lasersam.html A great deal of practical information on many laser related topics including: basic laser safety, diode and HeNe laser drive requirements, power supply design considerations, laser and parts sources, and schematics.

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Other related pages:

• Dissection of Green Laser Pointer http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserpic/glpdpics.htm
• http://safeco2.home.att.net/laser.htm reports buying cheap laser pointers for under $2 on Ebay
• http://www.promoplace.com/cgi-bin/webstore.dll/StartSrch?DistID=7804&ProdSelect=&keywords=laser
• Laser safety http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/dutcher/lasesafe/lasesafe.html
• Pinpoint Laser Systems, Inc. http://www.pinlaser.com/ laser-based optical systems ... for measuring, alignment, leveling, calibration, etc.
• Tracer http://www.tracer.net/ manufactures "Galaxy" laser pointers sold at Wal Mart for about $12.50 . "1600 foot range; 650 nm frequency" Max output < 5 mW Class IIIa laser product
• LASERLINKS http://www.lasertools.com/laserlnk.htm has lots of links to what people *do* with lasers -- research, entertainment, medicine, etc.
• http://www.light-link.com/cgi-bin/components.pl?ctype=lasers&Submit=Search more laser companies
• Is it true that "780 nm light is the color of a CD player's laser" ?
• The tunable diode laser (TDL) http://csmt.jpl.nasa.gov/csmtpages/Technologies/Diode_Lasers/diode_lasers.html is being developed into a commercial product (transmitters for wavelength division multiplexing for fiber optic communication; high-sensitivity gas sensors tuned to CO2, HF, or other gas; ...) by ViaSpace http://www.ViaSpace.com/
• 2003-06-19: $240 + $10 shipping: GP5 Green laser pointer http://www.gothlust.com/laserforsale.html points to a "Laser discussion and modification board" http://members3.boardhost.com/greenlasers/
• "Laser information page" http://www.epanorama.net/links/laser.html

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