When Should You Calibrate Your Ophir Device?
Understand your Ophir calibration dates and when to recalibrate for reliable laser measurement performance.
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Choosing the Right Handheld Laser Power & Energy Meter: StarBright and StarLite from MKS Ophir
StarBright and StarLite are handheld laser power and energy meters designed for different measurement needs. This blog post compares their features, use cases, and key differences to help you choose the right meter for your application.
Watch: Beam Pointing Stability Measurement Made Easy with BeamTrack and StarLab
When aligning a complex optomechanical system, small adjustments can affect beam power, position, and stability at the same time. BeamTrack sensors, combined with StarLab software, help users monitor these changes in one workflow for faster alignment and troubleshooting.
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Meet the Team: Nir Ptashnik, PLM, Ophir Power Meters
Meet Nir Ptashnik, PLM for Ophir Power Meters, and learn how customer insight drives precision in laser power measurement.
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Laser Power Meter Negative Reading: Why It Happens and How to Fix It?
Why does a laser power meter show negative readings? Learn common causes and simple fixes for accurate laser measurements.
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50 Years of Ophir Photonics: From a Jerusalem Lab to a Global Laser Measurement Brand
Explore Ophir Photonics’ 50-year journey from a Jerusalem lab to a global leader in laser measurement, highlighting key innovations in power, energy, and beam profiling technologies.
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Why Beam Profiling at Multiple Power Levels Can Make or Break an Additive Manufacturing Build
Beam profiling across multiple laser power levels is critical in metal additive manufacturing to detect beam changes early, improve melt pool consistency, and prevent costly build failures.
Bluetooth Wireless Connectivity for the Ariel Power Meter Using the Ophir COM Object
Wireless Bluetooth connectivity brings flexible, safe remote laser power monitoring to industrial systems using the Ariel power meter and COM automation.
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Introducing the Ophir® SP301Q CQD Beam Profiler
The Ophir SP301Q CQD beam profiler enables cost-effective, high-sensitivity laser beam analysis from visible to SWIR (400–1700 nm), delivering accurate profiling without InGaAs limitations.
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Introducing Ring/Core BeamGage: Characterizing Ring/Core Laser Beams for Welding & Additive Manufacturing
Ophir Ring/Core BeamGage enables precise characterization of ring-core laser beams, improving process control, energy distribution, and weld quality in additive manufacturing and laser welding.
Meet the Ophir SP403P, SWIR Beam Profiler
Meet the Ophir SP403P SWIR beam profiler – delivering practical, cost-effective large-area beam analysis, with reliable visualization, alignment, and measurement in lab and field.
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Thank You for Visiting MKS Ophir® at SPIE Photonics West 2026
At SPIE Photonics West 2026, Ophir introduced several new measurement solutions designed to address emerging beam analysis challenges.
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