{"id":9283,"date":"2019-10-09T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ophiropt.com\/blog\/laser-measurement\/?p=9283"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:16:28","slug":"highly-versatile-laser-power-meter-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ophiropt.com\/blog\/highly-versatile-laser-power-meter-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Highly Versatile Laser Power Meter Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"

We can boil down laser monitoring to two basic approaches:<\/p>\n

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  1. Full-feature: PC software with a large monitor, rich features, ample memory, but stationary<\/li>\n
  2. Versatile: portable, easy to use, but small or no screen, fewer features available<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Centauri power meter has the best of both worlds. It\u2019s not a full PC of course, but has nearly the same feature set as our StarLab software, with a large, 7\u201d touch screen.<\/p>\n

    Likewise, it might not be as simple to use a dumb probe, but of course it offers many more features, and it is pretty intuitive and easy to use.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s not hard to see that Centauri offers a great in-between approach, but why compromise at all? It is now compatible with StarLab so you can enjoy the flexibility of a portable power meter when you need it, while using the PC software when you want the full screen or remote capabilities that offers.<\/p>\n

    As a side benefit, StarLab 3.40 works with all of Ophir\u2019s laser power meters and PC interfaces, so you can compare channels from Centauri side-by-side with other meter inputs.<\/p>\n

    Features<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    With both StarLab and Centauri you can display measurements as:<\/p>\n