Table 2.
Light sources used for curing restorative materials and measured characteristics: wavelength, optical power, electric voltage, electric current, electric power, optical energy.
| Source | Manufacturer | Measured Wavelength (nm) |
Optical Power (mW) |
Electric Voltage (V) |
Electric Current (A) |
Electric Power (W) |
Optical Energy (J) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue laser BM-200MW |
Sothiclasers | 451 | 185 | 12 | 0.31 | 3.72 | 4.85 (Mode I) |
| 4.93 (Mode II) | |||||||
| Blue LED Dental Starlight |
Mectron | 460 | 497 | 19 | 0.42 | 7.98 | 4.89 (Mode I) |
| Blue LED Light engine | 458 | Enfis Uno | 4680 | 12 | 3.57 | 42.84 | 4.86 (Mode II) |