Re: pinhole The cost to make a laser

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From: Paul Doherty (pauld@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 19 2002 - 13:21:49 PDT 

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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:21:49 -0700
From: Paul Doherty <pauld@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: pinhole The cost to make a laser

The green solid state lasers use a doubling crystal in adition to the
lasing crystal. That crystal and its holder more than doubles the price.

Paul D

>Metrologic sells lasers in the 600 nm range (red-
>orange) for about $300. Their green laser (about 550
>nm) costs nearly $800. I think I understand why the
>green laser ought to cost more to manufacture, but I
>don't know why it should be nearly three times as
>expensive (assuming the cost to consumer ratio roughly
>equals the manufacturing cost ratio of the two). Does
>anyone know why there is a 2.5:1 ratio in
>manufacturing costs.
>
>Cheers
>
>Art
>
>
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