Whoo-Hoo! My new Blue 473 LaserWave is here!!

[allthatwhichis]

I do not think there is a solution. As far as I know it happends to all blue dpss lasers. At least 473 nm. Anyone more knowledgeable than I want to chime in. I'd be impressed if the LaserWaves did not suffer from this.

[Zoof]

I mix in a tiny bit of green with the blue. The color shift to cyan is hardly noticeable but it smooths out the blue and makes it a bit brighter. I applied this trick in laser tennis and some people have responded that the game made their blue look better than ever before

[mliptack]

Wow - interesting idea there Zoof! I'll have to try that once I get my first blue - but that wont be until next fall probably - hopefully by then I can get a 2watt blue for >2grand hahahahahahaha fat chance - I can dream cant I?

[allthatwhichis]

I mix in a tiny bit of green with the blue.

BOOOO... That is not a solution. I also like my blue deep. I REALLY want a 457nm. I wonder if 457s have the same issue... My problem with the mixing green in is that I seem to notice the noise with cyan and magenta, sometimes white if I am looking for it. Has anyone looked for it with the blu rays?

[mliptack]

It wouldn't be an issue with the blue ray diode since from what I understand the problem stems from the cooling precision of the frequency doubling crystals.

But I dont think the 457nm needs to be kept as precise - you could just avoid all the dpss blues and go with one of the 445nm ones from Arctos or the 600/1200mw versions from Medialas!

[Dr Laser]

Is LW plaining to make 300mw-400mw blue?

[allthatwhichis]

you could just avoid all the dpss blues and go with one of the 445nm ones from Arctos or the 600/1200mw versions from Medialas!

Yea, some day over the rainbow...

[mliptack]

Dr. Laser - They have 473nm up to 400mw as of now.

They're developing 1watt+ currently.

[steve-o]

I dont know why people want to keep straying away further from the visible spectrum -- it's like 635nm vs 660 - its 5 times brighter- the same for blue. Yeah cyan/aqua is my fav color.. that sounded gay ..uhh.. oh well ..
MORE PICS of my new favorite laser- Bridge's-LaserWaveYee-Haw!!

[allthatwhichis]

Come on Steve... I want that DEEP blue. 488 is cool, 473 is very nice... but 457, now that ice cold BLUE! It is the color palette I want, DEEP blue to DEEP red. 442 to 680 or so.

At least your favorite color isn't pink.