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Ophir-Spiricon, announces the StarLab 2.01, laser measurement software that converts a PC into a multi-channel laser power/energy station. Features of the newest version of the software includeWindows 7 64-bit compatibility and LabVIEWsupport for Ophir-Spiricon’s Juno USB laser sensor to PC interface. Earlier this year, StarLab added synchronization and display of multiple channels in one window, user-defined and multi-channel calculations, and an easy-to-use configuration panel for all channels. StarLab works with Ophir- Spiricon’s smart displays and PC interfaces, allowing users to measure, analyze, and record laser power and energy parameters from the company’s line of smart power/energy sensors.

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Ophir-Spiricon, announces the Sensor Finder, an online application that helps users find the best laser power/energy sensor guaranteed to work with their laser. The company also introduced 3D laser power/energy sensor drawings and an upgraded web site. Featured on the www.ophir-spiricon.com web site, Sensor Finder allows users to input laser characteristics and the type of measurement required (power only or energy and power). In return, the program provides a list of Ophir- Spiricon power/energy sensors that are guaranteed to work with their laser under the stated conditions. Sensor Finder calculates and displays the power and energy density of the laser, the damage limit of the sensors under these conditions, and determines which sensors are guaranteed to perform with the laser specs. The program also shows how close one is to the damage threshold so the user can choose a sensor that is well below the damage threshold. A report with a list of recommended sensors can be saved or printed.

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Ophir-Spiricon, announces the PUV ND Filter system. a family of modular, slide-in neutral density attenuators and a C-mount holder designed to attenuate UV laser beams so they are at the proper intensity for CCD or Pyroelectric cameras. The filters work on lasers in the 190 to 380nm range and cover, for example, Excimer, Helium Cadmium, and Nd:YAG UV harmonic wavelengths.

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May 18, 2010 – Jerusalem, Israel – Ophir Optronics, the global leader in precision laser measurement, today announced the acquisition of Photon Inc. (San Jose, CA), a developer of precision laser beam profiling optical test equipment. The acquisition adds Photon’s experience and products to the Ophir-Spiricon group and creates a diverse, powerful, and largest supplier of laser measurement equipment for industrial, medical, military and scientific/research applications.



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Ophir-Spiricon announces the BeamGage®, the company’s next generation laser beam analysis software, is the first to support the combination of laser beam profiling with power meter measurements in a single system. BeamGage now interfaces with Ophir power meters, including the company’s new Quasar wireless device. BeamGage matches the time stamps of the laser power meter readings to the beam profile data with a similar time stamp, providing a more complete view of laser performance.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the PD10-IR-pJ Photodiode Energy Sensors that measure very low energy, down to 30pJ. Part of the PD10 family of high sensitivity silicon laser sensors, the new devices extend the low measurement capability to the NIR range, covering from 800 to 1800nm. The PD10-IR-pJ energy sensors are designed for very low energy commercial and military applications, such as telecommunications and remote sensing.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the release of its 2010 Laser Measurement Catalog covering a wide range of laser power/energy sensors and meters, and laser beam profiling systems for industrial, defense, medical, and research applications. The catalog, designed as a “green” PDF-formatted reference book, covers laser measurement and analysis needs, from photodiode, thermal, and pyroelectric power/energy detectors to portable displays and high power, high accuracy beam profilers.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the Thermal Laser Power Sensors with powers up to 400W. These high performance, heat dissipation sensors feature an array of pins for cooling, unlike other devices which rely on flat cooling fins that consume significantly more space. As a result, they are the most compact laser power sensors on the market, half the size of most devices. The modular design can be tailored for a variety of custom OEM applications as well.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the Juno the smart USB sensor to PC interface that converts a laptop or desktop PC into a laser power/energy meter. A compact USB module, the Juno connects any of Ophir-Spiricon’s 100+ smart laser sensors – thermal, pyroelectic, and photodiode -- to a PC USB port. The Juno operates with Ophir-Spiricon’s StarLab software StarLab logs power and energy; calculates and displays averages, statistics, histograms; and more. The system can record every energy pulse at up to 10 KHz.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the StarLab 2.00 , laser measurement software that converts a PC into a multichannel laser power/energy station. Features of the newest version of the software include synchronization and display of multiple channels in one window, user-defined and multi-channel calculations, and an easy-to-use configuration panel for all channels. StarLab works with Ophir-Spiricon’s smart displays and PC interfaces, allowing users to measure, analyze, and record laser power and energy parameters from the company’s line of smart power/energy sensors.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the PD300-R line of Circular Photodiode Sensors. Identical in performance to the company’s popular PD300 laser detectors, the PD300-R feature round geometry for easy mounting and centering on collinear optical bench systems. SM-1 mounting threads on all components ensure a fit with most optics. The sensors are designed to detect a wide range of light levels, from 500 picoWatts to 3W. Each device has a built-in filter that reduces the light level on the detector and allows measurements up to 30mWwithout saturation. A second, removable filter allows measurement up to 3W.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the Laser Beam Dump products for high power applications, the BD5000W-BB-50 and the BDFL500A-BB-50. These devices are designed to safety absorb the "unused" part of a high power laser beam and dissipate the resulting heat, protecting nearby personnel and equipment. The BDFL500A-BB-50 is a fan-cooled Beam Dump for up to 500W. The BD5000W-BB-50 is a water-cooled Beam Dump for even higher power applications, up to 5kW.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the BeamGage® Professional latest addition to the company’s family of next generation laser beam analysis systems. BeamGage Professional builds on the features included in BeamGage Standard: Beam- Maker® beam simulator, automatic camera control for ease of use, and comprehensive set of beam analysis algorithms. The Professional version adds such new capabilities as partitioning of the camera output for separate analysis of multiple laser beams from sources such as fiber, a .NET interface for full remote control when integrating beam analysis into an automated application, and camera sharing.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the PE25BF-DIF and PE100BF-DIF the newest members of the company’s line of pyroelectric detectors for repetitive pulses. These energy sensors provide the highest damage threshold, highest pulse energies, and widest spectral range in the industry. The PE25BFDIF has a fast broadband absorber that accurately measures from 193nm to 2.2μm at pulse rates to 150Hz; pulse energies are measured up to 10J. The PE100BF-DIF measures from 193nm to 2.0μm at pulse rates to 40Hz; pulse energies are measured to 40J.While most high damage threshold detectors require multiple diffusers to cover the spectral range, the PE25BF-DIF and PE100BF-DIF use a single, removable diffuser to cover UV, Visible, and Mid-IR wavelengths. This results in an accurate and flexible system that handles a wide range of measurement requirements. The sensors work with most types of pulsed lasers, from short to long pulse, and from low to high energy.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the 10KWPower/Energy Sensor the first detector to directly measure very high powers and power densities. Designed for material processing applications, such as welding and metal cutting, the 10KWmeasures YAG and fiber lasers in the 1040-1100 nm range, and CO2 lasers at 10.6 microns. A wide aperture of 45 mm allows for measurement of broad beams. The maximum power for concentrated beams is up to 10KW/cm2. The maximum energy density for a 10 ms pulse is up to 150 J/cm2.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the Beam Cube , an integrated, industrial laser beam analyzer designed for high precision welding and cutting applications. Beam Cube measures beam profile, temporal pulse shape, focal spot position, and power up to 150W. The compact, portable unit incorporates a focal spot analyzer for measuring at or near the focal spot; a power meter to measure beam power; and a fast photodiode detector to measure the temporal pulse shape of the beam.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces the 3A-P-FS Very Low Power/Energy Sensor. The 3A-P-FS is designed to measure very low power and energy light sources and divergent beams, such as LEDs and diode lasers. The 3A-P-FS features a wide, 12mm numerical aperture and a fused silica window in front of the detector. The window, only 7mm from the sensor surface, keeps out air currents and long wavelength background heat, allowing more accurate measurements of lower powers. The sensor can measure divergent beams up to ± 40 degrees.

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Ophir-Spiricon announces ModeCheck™, the Industrial CO2 Laser Beam Profiler. ModeCheck is a low cost, portable beam profiling system that enables the quantitative measurement and viewing of high power CO2 beams. Designed to verify performance and reduce changeover time for industrial parts manufacturers, the system measures key characteristics of the laser beam profile in real-time and stores mode images for later recall and comparison.

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Ophir announces the new PE50BF-DIF and PE50BF pyroelectric sensors with the new BF absorber with the highest damage threshold in the industry. The DIF sensor with the diffuser has a damage threshold of >4J/cm² and the non diffuser sensor has a damage threshold of 800mJ/cm² for ns pulses at most wavelengths.

These sensors are able to measure most pulsed lasers of wavelengths from 193nm to 3um, repetition rates up to 120Hz and pulse widths up to 5ms. One sensor can measure a YAG laser and all its harmonics, Excimer lasers, Holmium lasers, Diode lasers, Erbium lasers and many more - all in the same device.

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Now supports all USB devices previously supported only in USBI PC application. This includes USBI, Pulsar, Nova-II, and Vega.

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Ophir-Spiricon Announces the release of its 2009 LaserMeasurement Catalog covering a wide range of laser power/energy measurement instruments and beam diagnostics for medical, industrial, and research applications. The catalog is an encyclopedic reference that covers virtually all laser measurement and analysis needs, from photodiode, thermal, and pyroelectric power/energy detectors to portable displays and high power, high accuracy beam profilers.

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Ophir-Spiricon Announces BeamGage^TM, the next generation of laser beam analysis systems. BeamGage is the industry’s first beam profiling software to be newly designed, from scratch, using the most advanced tools and technologies. BeamGage is based on UltraCal^TM, Ophir- Spiricon’s patented baseline correction algorithm that helped establish the ISO 11146-3 standard for beam measurement accuracy. BeamGage provides high accuracy results, guaranteeing the data baseline (zero-point reference) is accurate to 1/8th of a digital count on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

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Ophir-Spiricon Announces the LBS-300 Beam Splitters, a family of high accuracy laser beam attenuators that combine a compact, portable design with small beam diameters and high power ranges. Designed for challenging applications with short focal length lenses, the samplers provides high accuracy measurements of beams with diameters up to 15mm and power levels from 10mW to 400W. This makes the LBS-300 ideal for enclosed workstations, such as micromachining, microwelding, and medical device manufacturing.

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Ophir announces the new PE50-DIF all purpose pyroelectric energy meter. This is the most versatile energy meter on the market today.

This versatile energy head is able to measure most pulsed lasers of almost all wavelength, pulse width and frequency at over 1J/cm2.
It can measure a YAG laser and all its harmonics, an Excimer laser, a Holmium laser, Diode laser, Erbium laser and many more - all in the same device.

The wavelength range of the PE50-DIF is from 193nm to 3000nm and it is calibrated over the entire range.
The damage threshold is >1J/cm2 for nanosecond pulses at up to 2000nm wavelength.
It will measure pulses at rates up to 3,000 pulses per second and will measure lasers of 1ms pulse width and shorter

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Ophir-Spiricon Announces Next Generation Focal Spot Analyzer; Measures High Power YAG Laser Focus Spot Characteristics as Small as 25µm

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Ophir-Spiricon’s LBA, High Accuracy Laser Beam Profiling Software, Features Patented Beam Measurement System, Pointing Stability, and Support forMicrosoftWindows Vista 32 OS

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Industry’s Largest Area Laser Beam Profiling System, Up to 24 x 36 mm with Versatile USB 2.0 Interface

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Laser Energy Detector that Measures Repetitive Pulses at Industry’s Highest Rate – 25 KHz

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Industry’s First Real Time, High Power CO2 Laser Beam Profiler

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Vega^TM – Versatile Handheld with Vibrant Color Display for Laser Meter Measurement Applications

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Highest Accuracy USB CCD Cameras Designed Specifically for Laser Beam Profiling

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Quasar^TM, Wireless Bluetooth Interface for Laser Measurement Applications

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Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Announces Pulsar-4^TM, Multi-Channel Smart Head Interface for Laser Meter Measurement Applications

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