This post is meant to help the uninitiated and trained professional alike to navigate the process of choosing the right photodiode for their application.
Choosing the Right Photodiode Power Sensor Read Post »
If you’ll ask Raphi Cohen, Sr. Scientist at Ophir Photonics, what’s the favorite part of his work he’ll simply reply:
There are matrix methods that can be used for propagating the diameter and curvature of the beam, but if your main interest is simply the location of the new focus (i.e. beam waist) or the size of the focal spot, you can use the Focal Spot Size Calculator tool on the Ophir website. Dr. Ivker Our expert – will explain you how
The Focal Spot Size Calculator Read Post »
This post was originally posted in 2012. It is still very popular, so I wanted to share it here in
A Shortcut for Calculating Laser Power Density Read Post »
One of the really useful features of integrating spheres is that they can have multiple detector ports. Thus, more than one detector can be attached to make different measurements in parallel. As for all measuring devices, we need to understand the nature of the device because it can affect the measurement results.
Integrating Spheres, Pulse Stretching & Asymmetry Read Post »
This video explains why the Spiricon Pyrocam pyroelectric camera is the overwhelming camera of choice for laser beam diagnostics of IR and UV lasers and high temperature thermal imaging for scientific research to industrial high power lasers to safety and defense applications.
Watch: Pyrocam Measures IR and UV Lasers Read Post »
Many laser applications involve measuring beams that come out of an optical fiber. Learn all about the solutions Ophir has to offer
Fiber Optic Adapters for Ophir Sensors Read Post »
In this week’s blog post we’re excited to introduce you to Mark Slutzki, our experienced product Manager
Lasers can be divided into many categories based on their principle of operation, wavelength, and output powers; here we will
Measurement of Excimer Lasers Read Post »
This video offers quick introductions to Ophir-Spiricon laser beam profiling products for additive manufacturing, high-power lasers using CCD cameras or non-contact measurement devices, BeamGage camera based profiling, no attenuation slit-based profilers and the Pyrocam camera measuring 13nm to 3000 microns.
Watch: Ophir Spiricon Pyrocam Product Tour Read Post »
Lasers are used for many different applications and come in a large variety of powers and parameters, so it wouldn’t be fair (or logical) to require the same sort of safety measures for industrial laser welders as laser pointers or barcode scanners.
Laser Safety Measurement Read Post »
When asking the SLM manufacturers and users about what they need to know about the laser beam, the first answer
Troubleshooting in SLM (Selective Laser Melting) systems with BeamWatch & BeamWatch AM Read Post »
