It is highly important to measure your KW laser power.
However, the water cooling that such sensors need is causing headaches. How to avoid those? Read more…
3 Ways to Measure Kilowatt Laser Power with no Water Cooling Read Post »
Music concerts, nightclubs and theme parks, use laser sources to create colorful and vivid lighting effects. see how Ophir products allows for a better …
Product Focus: Using Ophir’S BC20 to Evaluate Scanned Effects in Light Show Applications Read Post »
Choosing the best laser sensor for a particular application can be quite overwhelming. The Ophir Sensor Finder does most of the thinking for you, and helps you choose the right sensor for your application. This video shows you how to use it:
How to choose the right sensor using the Ophir® Sensor Finder Read Post »
With lasers, more attention must be paid to the selection of the right sensor as different sensors perform different measurements. Selecting the wrong sensor can result in inability to measure well or can even destroy the sensor.
Technical Tip: How to select a power and energy meter – part 2 Read Post »
With lasers, more attention must be paid to the selection of the right sensor as different sensors perform different measurements. Selecting the wrong sensor can result in inability to measure well or can even destroy the sensor.
Technical Tip: How to select a power and energy meter – Part 1 Read Post »
Measuring optical signals in the femtowatt (10-15) to nanowatt (10-9) range can be very challenging. See how Lock-In Amplifiers can help make it possible.
Measuring Laser Power Below the Noise Floor with a Lock-In Amplifier Read Post »
Mark Slutzki explains the difference between real life and theory and how it all connects to the way you can avoid Sensor Drift…
Keep Cool: Avoiding Sensor Drift Read Post »
It might be time to measure your laser power. Laser cutting speed is a function of the material type, thickness,
Is Your CO₂ Laser Cutting Slowly? Read Post »
It depends. And it doesn’t just depend on the type of sensor you have or the specs of that sensor.
What’s the Lowest Power I can Measure with My (Thermopile) Laser Power Detector? Read Post »
An integrating sphere is a powerful tool to capture all the light of a widely divergent beam. The sphere scatters light uniformly over its whole interior.
Integrating Spheres for Lighting and Laser Diode Measurement Read Post »
If you looked at the Ophir catalog a year or two ago, you could quickly get a sense for the
How to Measure Extremely Low Power Lasers (pW, fW) Read Post »
To measure laser power (or energy), you need two things: Sensor to physically convert the laser to an electrical signal
Find a Sensor for Your Laser Power Meter Read Post »
