Watch Out, I'm Having A Quantum Dork Moment.

That said, I have figured out what MY lightsaber would be like.
The handle would be enclosed in an open basket hilt made of refined cortosis ore, reminiscent of a saber, the blade would be purple, and it would be turned on by a lever depressed by holding the handle. Here's the pic, rendered and modeled.

Yeah, Putting myself in star wars and talking about it on the internet...
Whew.
Kill me now.