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Appendix
Cost of Lasers and Lights
Table 2365. Estimated costs of some lasers and light bulbs and their power and lifetimes.
Source |
Typical price per laser system (US $) |
Operational cost during lifetime ($) |
Price/Watt-hour ($/Wh) |
Single photon price ($/photon) |
Power (W) |
Lifetime (h) |
He-Ne laser |
750 |
10 |
9 |
7.7 x 10-22 |
0.005 |
20,000 |
Argon laser |
45,000 |
11,000 |
0.7 |
7.1 x 10-23 |
5 |
20,000 |
Excimer laser |
45,000
|
1,100 |
0.4 |
6.8 x 10-23 |
10 |
15,000 |
CO2 laser |
45,000 |
3,900 |
0.07 |
3.6 x 10-25 |
250 |
10,000 |
Nd:YAG laser |
45,000 |
11,000 |
0.13 |
7.0 x 10-24 |
25 |
20,000 |
Nd + SHG |
36,000 |
200 |
0.9 |
9.5 x 10-23 |
5 |
10,000 |
Diode laser |
9,000 |
220 |
0.02 |
1.6 x 10-24 |
50 |
10,000 |
Light bulb |
0.6 |
330 |
0.004 |
3.5 x 10-25 |
30 |
5,000 |
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