As a general rule, 200mW is a minimum starting point to pop a black balloon and the higher the mW power the greater than burning ability (when over 200mW).īlue lasers, being 1000mW+, will be the best suited for burning. It is solely the strength of the laser that determines if it is considered a burning laser or not. In fact, the beam color (or invisibility) has no impact on a lasers ability to burn. But it is the strength of the laser and not the beam color which determines the burning ability of any individual laser. Burning lasers will be able to light matches, pop balloons, cut through electrical tape, etch into certain types of wood, light a fuse and more. If you’ve been in the market for a laser you may be familiar with the fact that lasers of a certain strength or more will have some burning ability. (Check out our article on the Best Hand Held Laser Pointers for Daytime Use) Burning Laser Pointer Strength Requirements So, a 200mW green 532nm laser pointer will be 7x brighter than a 200mW 405nm purple laser and about 5x brighter than a red or blue laser. For this reason, at the same output power green laser light will be 5x-7x brighter than any other laser color. The brightest color to the human eye is 532nm green light. Most of the handheld lasers you may be familiar with will fall within this visible light range. Visible light laser pointers tend to range from 405nm (purple) upwards to 650nm (red). UV and IR are invisible to the human eye, so lasers in these wavelengths won’t suit most everyday users. These can range from the low end of the light spectrum (ultra-violet), to visible colors we perceive like green, and end in the high end of the spectrum (infrared). Lasers produce condense beams of light in various frequencies.

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