[Laser] VCSELS for data link - simple but more expensive ?

Thu, 16 May 2002 06:44:59 -0400

www.lasermate.com

and

www.hp.com  (Hewlett Packard makes the HPL-96-143 and others, hard to find 
on website tho).

If anyone finds a source them at reasonable prices and wants to do a group 
buy, please keep me in mind.

Art

At 11:00 AM 5/16/02 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello all,
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>Can anybody share his experience regarding VCSEL's ?
>I was thinking to buy couple of them for my experimental IR data link.
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>I could use red laser pointers for them (they cost only  $1,5 here hihi) 
>but visible and expanded beam comming from couple hundred meters could 
>scare my neighbours and I decided to go invisible - IR ;-) Besides as far 
>as I know VCSELs don't require quite complicated drivers (I need modulate 
>them).  But I guess they cost more than usual laser diodes. Anybody knows 
>where one could buy them at affordable price ? I found this one only 
>http://www.roithner-laser.com
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>Best regards,
>
>Zilvis, LY2SS
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