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I have also been curious about any inexpensive sources in this wavelength
range. As far as I know direct diode only goes out to around 530nm. DPSS
tends to be expensive because of the frequency doubling hardware. Has
anyone seen anything in the 560 to 570nm range that isn't too costly?
Craig
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Ethan Cohen <
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> I am trying to adapt an unusual HRA retinal confocal microscope to use a
> 559nm laser. Probably 3-8mW needed.
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> Looking at our Olympus Fluoview 1000, the NTT DPSS opti lambda 565
> laser is very good quality, but expensive (9K).
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> Q1: I wonder if anybody has tried any cheaper gated diode laser confocal
> microscope alternatives they could suggest?
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> Thanks,
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> Ethan.
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> Ethan Cohen, Ph.D.
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