Intrest in 635nm diodes....
I am looking into a POSSIBLE GB on a few 635nm diodes. I have some information from the manu to me today. These are "C" mount packages with fast axis lens installed onto the diode. This is the best price I have received to this point and am considering trade with this company. The diode specs are as follows....
Part Number Specification Quantity Price
LD-635-500m-C-FAC 635nm/500mw/C-mount/FAC Lens/100um*1um emitter size
1 to 10pcs USD280.00 50pcs USD250.00 100pcs USD225.00 1000pcs USD165.00
The beam can be tamed with DrLava's lens or the anamorphic prisms with very usable results in concert with your favorite collimator. I am awaiting a test unit. The price seems more than fair to me compared to a lot of other avenues that seemingly always end up here in the 635nm region. The 1 watt diode has very wide emitter and will be a struggle to tame for scanner use. I won't mind a square beam as long as the power is there. They also have 19 emitter packages {20 watts}...the hybrid lens to tame it for scanning use is around $585 each lens array. The diode price has not been disclosed to me at this point for the big guy.
These diodes are in stock at the manu and can be shipped out any time...I MAY consider a GB for sure if there are at least 10 interested parties, willing to split the shipping costs from the manu to me, and to their hands. Lets see where this goes as they are waiting on me at this point as to a decision of how many diodes I want to get. I think the power curves data and the MTBF is being sent with the test unit via snail mail. These come from a rather large wafer manu in you know where.
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