The "diode" part of DPSS refers to the pump light source. In the case of a DPSS greenie, it is an infared diode.
The SS (solid state) simply means that the lasing material (cavity) is composed of nifty crystals and not a gas mixture like one would find in an argon or helium-neon laser.
"Brightness" of a laser is something of a subjective thing. The majority of what makes a laser beam visible is the output power (generally measured in milliwatts [mW]).
One will also find, however, that when comparing visibility of a green laser of equal output power to say, a red laser, that the green laser light will appear "brighter". This is because the human eye is more sensitive to green light than it is to other wavelengths.
these are fun to play around with, especially if you build them into a gun. i did that once and people thought it was neat that I could project a laser anywhere
i got one of these but in a red , beam , its called the laser crab,
it reacts to music , if u sit it on a speaker it rocks out wickedly, combine it with a small mirror ball .smoke machine,and u can transform a party dance floor
compared to the laser crapb - for 20 odd quid - its not that bad - theeffects are quite good - what do you expect for £20
nice vid
TomJohnson121 2 years ago
dpss? diode pumped solid state
what does that mean in lasers
mercanaries3 2 years ago
The "diode" part of DPSS refers to the pump light source. In the case of a DPSS greenie, it is an infared diode.
The SS (solid state) simply means that the lasing material (cavity) is composed of nifty crystals and not a gas mixture like one would find in an argon or helium-neon laser.
69justin69 2 years ago
so does the DPSS laser appear brighter than regular lasers?
mercanaries3 2 years ago
"Brightness" of a laser is something of a subjective thing. The majority of what makes a laser beam visible is the output power (generally measured in milliwatts [mW]).
One will also find, however, that when comparing visibility of a green laser of equal output power to say, a red laser, that the green laser light will appear "brighter". This is because the human eye is more sensitive to green light than it is to other wavelengths.
69justin69 2 years ago
cool!! i wanna play too!
deafbonnie 3 years ago
these are fun to play around with, especially if you build them into a gun. i did that once and people thought it was neat that I could project a laser anywhere
minousoft 4 years ago
or you could just get a laser pointer...
dontaskwhyplz 3 years ago
i got one of these but in a red , beam , its called the laser crab,
it reacts to music , if u sit it on a speaker it rocks out wickedly, combine it with a small mirror ball .smoke machine,and u can transform a party dance floor
Daisycutt3r 3 years ago
good for night clubs and shit :D
dodobird116 4 years ago
Nice...
kubikop 4 years ago
you built it yourself? how?
lamborgini8 4 years ago
these are fun, yes?
Starcross42 4 years ago