Laser safety Goggles ?
Hi Andre,
You say you want laser safety googles to work on 532 nM DPSS lasers from 1 to 10 watts.
I guess it all depends on what you will be doing first.
If you're going to be doing some optics aligning then you want partial visibility of the laser beams so you can safely see what you're doing. In that case I would look for safety goggles with a minimum of Optical Density OD of 2 at 532 NM but also want protection at 1064 and 808 nM.
If you want full protection which means you won't be able to see the beams then I would look for a minimum OD of 5 for each wavelength.
OD of 1= Attenuation factor of 10
OD of 2= " " 100
OD of 3= " " 1,000
OD of 4= " " 10,000
OD of 5= " " 100,000
OD of 6= " " 1,000,000 and so on
You really want something that will protect you from stray reflection at a minimum. You should never intentionally stare directly into a laser beam with protective eyewear on and temp fate specially class 4 lasers that could burn your skin in an instant and possibly damage your glasses. Goggles are recomended If you already wear prescription glasses and they also offer splash protection If you work in a lab with dangerous liquids.
I have a pair of new goggles from Spectronica used for laser alignment of 532 DPSS lasers. They have triple coated glass lenses 532, 808 and 1064 nM protection. Send me private mail if interested, otherwise try your luck on Ebay.
Rick
Last edited by LaserLover; 04-24-2007 at 17:32.
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