So what will the future hold?

[glowdye]

I am so excited about the pace of laser technology. Do you think that we will have 100watt blue handheld lasers? could you imagine that?

 

[Spivias]

lol first thing pop into my mind is a real life lightsaber

 

[Tech_Junkie]

Lightsabers are plasma, not laser.

 

[John7788]

100w ? even 400w-800w is available now. There is a kind of professional YAG laser whose output can reach 800w,but only for professional usage such as diamond processing

 

[Tech_Junkie]

100w ? even 400w-800w is available now. There is a kind of professional YAG laser whose output can reach 800w,but only for professional usage such as diamond processing

He was talking about a hand held unit, like a pointer, John.

 

[John7788]

He was talking about a hand held unit, like a pointer, John.

Oh, I notice it now "handheld",
sorry

 

[Tech_Junkie]

Oh, I notice it now "handheld",
sorry

Its ok, I'm happy you are trying to help.

Everyone wants a lightsaber.

 

[Toke]

There are 18650 sizes that can give close to 100W for short periods.

All we need is a diode with sufficient output effect and the efficiency rate to avoid dumping app. 500W of waste heat into a hand held.

 

[Grix]

I really hope 100W handhelds will never be available. I can only imagine the damage they would cause.

 

[Tech_Junkie]

Yeah, my 1.1W is scary. Sometimes I point it at the ceiling for a few seconds to bask in the blue light. Then I have 4 minutes of blue spots floating in my eyes. I dont think you could even turn a 100W laser on without blinding yourself.

 

[John7788]

Its ok, I'm happy you are trying to help.

[/IMG]

HAHA,
I am alway to help, contact me if any question about china or some other thing I may know

 

[ArronJamesLittle]

i love threads like these they get me excited lol
and can you get a real life lightsabre?

i have alot of fun with my 5mW greenie, so... i cant imagine the fun there is too come lols

 

[IsaacT]

At 100W I would put that mofo in a gun and call it a blaster.....

 

[Tech_Junkie]

and can you get a real life lightsabre?

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[glowdye]

500 watts would be easily dissipated if phase change materials would be used for the heatsink. I put up a feeler in the group buys section. no bites yet.

But soon electronic projectors and equipment will be using multiwatt laser diodes. Look the actual chip itself is smaller than a grain of sand.

 

[Toke]

I have been wondering about the light sabre concept.

It seems a bit risky to to be standing an arms length from the rapidly expanding cloud of plasma/superheated steam generated by cutting stuff.:thinking:

Do those Jedi powers involve a forcefield to protect the user from such effects?