How to Profile Very Small Laser Beams
There are a few issues that come into play when discussing narrow laser beams: accuracy, saturation, damage, and more. I’m […]
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Using Power Meters to Help Keep Moore’s Law Alive
In 1965, Intel’s Gordon Moore made a prediction about the future of technology that remained accurate far longer than even
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An Easy Way to Measure M-Squared
What is M-Squared, you ask? Basically, it’s a measure of how well your laser beam focuses, or more accurately, how
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Measure 120 kW Directly with Ophir’s Newest Laser Power Sensor
Update (January 2015): This power sensor has been improved to measure up to 120 kW of continuous laser power. Read
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How to Measure Your Laser in a Noisy Environment: An Elegant Solution
The Problem James is performing an important experiment with a Raman spectrometer, but he’s having trouble dealing with the background
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The Truth about Laser Beam Profilers: Camera vs. Scanning Slit
CCD and Scanning-Slit Beam Profilers Many people will profess to speak the truth, but few are really in a position
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FAQ: Sensors for Measuring Laser Power
In this short “Basics” video we review in general how one goes about measuring laser beam power, so that you’ll
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Laser Beam Profiler Output Units
WARNING – This post will be pretty basic. However, it’s something that wasn’t always clear to me, so perhaps I
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Why Measure Your Laser Beam?
Why should you measure your laser’s beam profile? This tutorial is presented by Ophir-Spiricon sales engineers – the experts in
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Warning: Don’t Make These Mistakes When Using a Diffuser on Your High-Energy Laser Beam
When trying to measure a high energy density laser, it can damage your laser energy sensor if you’re not careful.
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What Is an Integrating Sphere?
What it’s not Okay, so you know that you can measure laser power with a thermal or photodiode head. An
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Pro Tip for Finding “Hidden” Laser Sensor Specs
Uhh, did you say hidden specs? Okay, so obviously any reasonable provider of laser power sensors should not be hiding
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