Meet the Optical Vortex
Mark Ivker (Ophir’s Research Physicist) explains what would it take to fully characterize a general beam of light …
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Beam Profiling
Can a Simple Sensor Really Replace a Laser Beam Profiler?
So you need to profile your laser beam but are worried about the cost of a beam profiler? Or maybe
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Finding the center of the NanoScan
Finding the mechanical location of your laser beam can be important. Read how you can find a mechanical location of the center beam by using a NanoScan…
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A Leader’s tip: This is how Ophir Spiricon determines its products’ dynamic range
Get a quick lesson about how Ophir Spiricon, a global leader in precision infrared optics and photonics determines its products’ dynamic range properly.
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Measure Laser Spot Size & Power Density
Check your additive manufacturing system spot size, power density, beam profile and more with one compact laser measurement solution: BeamCheck.
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Assuring Correct Metallurgy in Direct Laser Melting
Learn how BeamCheck™ can drastically improve your 3D Metal Printing performance
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Measuring Really Small Laser Beams (< 10 microns)
Profiling small laser beams and measuring the beam size (or mode field diameter) can be a serious challenge. But it’s critical to measure, especially in such applications as fiber optic coupling efficiency, defect scanning, optical design and optical fabrication process control. Here’s how we suggest you do it
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How to Profile Extremely Small Lasers: Two Ways
Lasers that are focused very small (< 10 μm) are challenging to profile. This is usually too small to be resolved
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Beam Profiling and Resizing of UV Lasers
Getting the beam size and profile of a UV laser is not trivial. The typical beam profiling solution of a
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University Research Team Faces Challenges of Measuring Multiple Lasers
Lasers used in labs must be measured. However, there are usually many constraints, even besides the obvious one (money):
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Laser Beam Measurement Vocabulary
Brush up on your laser physics with our new glossary. Find out different ways to define beam width, mode, Rayleigh
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Measuring Profiles of Non-Laser Light Sources
We talk a lot here about lasers.
How to measure laser power, energy, size, and distribution profile. How to avoid damage from lasers. Etc., etc.
But what about other light sources?
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