Measuring irradiance of non-collimated light
In some applications laser or LED light is illuminating a certain area. In those applications it may be more practical […]
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Beam width measurement accuracy
CCD cameras are commonly used for many imaging applications, as well as in optical instrumentation applications. These cameras have many
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New Innovations for Integrating Spheres
Integrating spheres have been around for decades, many decades. They are the go-to solution for measuring divergent light sources. After
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Find Out Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Laser and LED Characterization in MKS Instruments’ New Handbook!
For many decades, MKS has been at the forefront of the photonics revolution with innovations in lasers, opto-mechanical components, vibration
How to Capture & Characterize Very Fast Laser Pulses
Your laser is fast. Wicked fast. So you need to be just as fast to see what it is really
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Centauri – a New Experience in Laser Measurement
Watch our latest video introducing Ophir’s high-end, 7″ color touch-screen dual channel laser power/energy meter capabilities.
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3 Main Reasons That Lead to Out of Tolerance Conditions in Your Thermal Laser Sensors
We at Ophir believe that our thermal sensors can be used for many years without the need of repairs when
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Photodiodes – Remedy for a Weak Pulse
Considerations for using photodiodes to measure pulsed beams In most cases, pulsed beams are measured using pyroelectric detectors. However, for
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Tech Tip: Frequency Measurement
When measuring pulsed beams with the NanoScan, it is important to input the correct pulse rate into the software. Often
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Tips on Setting Up the Ophir Ea-1 Ethernet Device for the First Time [part 2]
In this week blog post we’ll pick up exactly where we left off last week – discussing a few tips for
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Tips on setting up the Ophir EA-1 Ethernet device for the first time [Part 1]
Since the Ophir “EA-1” Ethernet device was introduced a few years ago, many customers have used it successfully in their
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Video: Introducing BeamWatch AM
BeamWatch AM is an integrated laser measurement system designed to measure critical laser beam parameters for laser-based additive manufacturing syste…
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