Archive for January, 2008

Win a Wicked Laser!

Posted in Random at 4:35 pm

http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/01/can-i-get-real-laser-here-is-your.html

If I won one of these- I’d probably use it to beef up my laser projector! Enter here by leaving a comment at the linked site.

UPDATE: a winner was picked (a while ago…my bad!) http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/02/wickedlaser-contest-winner-and-ata-has.html

Evolution Review - Saint’s Blog

Posted in Random at 4:37 pm

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Saint’s Blog has a brief review of the Wicked Lasers Evolution series. Overall, it got good marks. Below is the conclusion and the original article:

Conclusion
The idea of a powerful laser packed in a tiny package sounds sweet to most. And after using one, I must say it is indeed a great thing to own. Not something that you’ll need or use daily, but definitely something cool to have.

http://saintlavin.blogspot.com/2008/01/laser-review.html

Pulsar Review - Gearcrave.com

Posted in Random at 12:36 pm

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The guys at Gearcrave.com have a humorous review of the Pulsar. It is a little short on details - but they seem to like the laser. Check it out at:

http://www.gearcrave.com/buyers-guide/gadgets/the-pulsar-laser-by-wicked-lasers/

Overstock Sale @ Wicked Lasers

Posted in Random at 4:59 pm

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Wicked Lasers is having an overstock sale! Some of the things they are offering are pretty good deals. If you’ve thought about buying a high power laser before, now is the time to do it! Their sale is only good through the end of January!

From the page”We are holding a clearance sale for a limited time only! If you’ve ever thought of getting an awesome Wicked Lasers laser, now is the perfect time! Get great deals and save big…really BIG! Save as much as 50% off on some items! This offer is only good from January 14, 2008 to January 31, 2008.”

Check it out! http://www.wickedlasers.com/laser-tech/overstock_sale.html

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Sonar II Burner

Posted in Laser Photos, Random at 7:38 am

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Wow, the guys at Wicked Lasers really know how to make a cool gadget. They have managed to squeeze 60mW out of a blu-ray laser diode and fit it all in a nice little package. I would love to have one of these things! Lighting a match with a green laser is cool, but other people can do it. If you had one of these, you would make all other blu-ray pointers look like toys. Especially the home made ones.

To the best of my knowledge, Wicked Lasers is the only company that offers professionally built blu-ray pointers like this. I’ve heard some horror stories of people trying to do this themselves as well as crap that people have gotten off eBay. I have never heard of anyone managing to get 60mW though!

Wicked Lasers Sonar II Burner

More photos and specs after the jump.

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Different types of lasers

Posted in Random, Resources at 11:03 pm

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I found a great resource for laser types. Check out the full list after the jump.

Gas lasers

Main article: Gas laser

Laser gain medium and type	Operation wavelength(s)	Pump source	Applications and notes
Helium-neon laser	632.8 nm (543.5 nm, 593.9 nm, 611.8 nm, 1.1523 μm, 1.52 μm, 3.3913 μm)	Electrical discharge	Interferometry, holography, spectroscopy, barcode scanning, alignment, optical demonstrations.
Argon laser	454.6 nm, 488.0 nm, 514.5 nm (351 nm,457.9 nm, 465.8 nm, 476.5 nm, 472.7 nm, 528.7 nm)	Electrical discharge	Retinal phototherapy (for diabetes), lithography, confocal microscopy, pumping other lasers.
Krypton laser	416 nm, 530.9 nm, 568.2 nm, 647.1 nm, 676.4 nm, 752.5 nm, 799.3 nm	Electrical discharge	Scientific research, mixed with argon to create “white-light” lasers, light shows.
Xenon ion laser	Many lines throughout visible spectrum extending into the UV and IR.	Electrical discharge	Scientific research.
Nitrogen laser	337.1 nm	Electrical discharge	Pumping of dye lasers, measuring air pollution, scientific research. Nitrogen lasers can operate superradiantly (without a resonator cavity). Amateur laser construction. See TEA laser
Carbon dioxide laser	10.6 μm, (9.4 μm)	Transverse (high power) or longitudinal (low power) electrical discharge	Material processing (cutting, welding, etc.), surgery.
Carbon monoxide laser	2.6 to 4 μm, 4.8 to 8.3 μm	Electrical discharge	Material processing (engraving, welding, etc.), photoacoustic spectroscopy.
Excimer laser	193 nm (ArF), 248 nm (KrF), 308 nm (XeCl), 353 nm (XeF)	Excimer recombination via electrical discharge	Ultraviolet lithography for semiconductor manufacturing, laser surgery, LASIK.