Does anyone have first-hand knowledge of the quality of CNI Lasers from China, especially their "GLP" laser pointers in 532, 808, and 980 nm wavelength?
Their prices seem to be pretty good:
- 80mW GLP-532 green laser pointer: $140 USD
- 400mW GLP-808 infrared laser pointer: $190.00 USD
- 400mW GLP-980 infrared laser pointer: $185.00 USD
I'm assuming that 400mW IR laser pointers would pop balloons, burn black electrical tape, etc, the same way that equal power green lasers would? (However, I wonder if the wider beam of the IR laser [3mm wide versus 1.5mm for the green laser] would diminish it's effectiveness).
A couple more questions:
Is 808 or 980 nm even slightly visible to the human eye? (It seems that on their website, the 808 nm wavelength laser appears as a faint red dot). Also, does anyone know if 980 nm light is visible through night vision goggles? (I know that 808nm is)
Would anyone be interested in buying any of these laser pointers if I can get them into USA? (the infrared laser pointers cannot be legally imported into USA, but I may hand carry them in airline luggage).
Thanks for your answers....
Their prices seem to be pretty good:
- 80mW GLP-532 green laser pointer: $140 USD
- 400mW GLP-808 infrared laser pointer: $190.00 USD
- 400mW GLP-980 infrared laser pointer: $185.00 USD
I'm assuming that 400mW IR laser pointers would pop balloons, burn black electrical tape, etc, the same way that equal power green lasers would? (However, I wonder if the wider beam of the IR laser [3mm wide versus 1.5mm for the green laser] would diminish it's effectiveness).
A couple more questions:
Is 808 or 980 nm even slightly visible to the human eye? (It seems that on their website, the 808 nm wavelength laser appears as a faint red dot). Also, does anyone know if 980 nm light is visible through night vision goggles? (I know that 808nm is)
Would anyone be interested in buying any of these laser pointers if I can get them into USA? (the infrared laser pointers cannot be legally imported into USA, but I may hand carry them in airline luggage).
Thanks for your answers....