Wicked Lasers just released their Reference Series of lab-style modules. These things put out an incredibly amount of power (1W green, 500mW red, 200 mW blue). I haven’t been able to get my hands on one yet, but based on the specs online, these things look pretty cool.

Just imagine what you could do with 1000mW of power….For the curious, here are the specs

UPDATE: I have more photos of the reference series here

Name:		Reference Series
Output Power:		200mW - 1000mW
Transverse Mode:		Near TEM00
Operating Mode:		CW
Power Stability:		<5% rms, over 4 hours
Warm-Up Time:		<15 minutes
M2 Factor:		<2.0
Beam Divergence:		<2.0 mrad
Beam Diameter:		3.0 mm
Beam Height From Base:		29 mm
Spectral Linewidth:		<0.1 nm
Polarization Ratio:		>100:1
Point Stability After Warm-Up:		<0.05 mrad
Operating Temperature:		10C - 35C
Expected Lifetime:		10000 hours
Net Weight Of Laser Head:		0.86 kg
Dimensions Of Laser Head:		145mm(L) x 80mm(W) x 60mm(H)
Power Supply (80-260VAC)	Integrated Driver (PB256)	Dimensions: 250(L) x 145(W) x 100(H)
		Net weight: 2.88kg
Warranty Time:		1 year
TTL Modulation:		1-10kHz or higher (Higher rate up to 40kHz available)
Analog Modulation:		1-10kHz or higher (0 - max output when 0 - 5VDC signal input)