Laser Measurement

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Measuring low power, slowly pulsing beams: “Low Frequency Power”

Are you trying to measure a low-power, slowly pulsing beam (think of a VCSEL beam for example) – and getting frustrated? Measuring low-power, slowly pulsing beams using photodiode sensors …

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Certificate of Calibration (C.O.C.) Explained

The Certificate of Calibration (C.O.C.) certifies that your Ophir instrument meets all its specifications. It tells you – quantitatively - exactly how accurate your Ophir measurement …

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Understanding Laser Measurement Accuracy

If you’re using a laser in your process or research, you already know how important it is to monitor what your laser is doing – so you regularly measure it. You even check the power …

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Product Feature: 3A-IS Integrating Sphere Sensor

Measuring a widely diverging, low power beam (think of laser diodes, fibers, etc.) can be challenging. The 3A-IS family of Integrating Sphere Sensors can help you fully capture and …

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Fiber Optic Adapters for Ophir Sensors

Need to measure a laser beam coming out of a fiber? To do it right, the fiber will need to be suitably positioned in front of the sensor, and held steady. Learn about fiber adapters …

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Auto Range: Issues to Be Aware of

Laser power meters have a wide dynamic range typically divided into several scales or “ranges”.

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Juno-RS: The New RS232-based Virtual Meter

If you need to connect your laser power or energy sensors to an automation system – or to a PC – using RS232 communication, the new Juno-RS Virtual Meter from Ophir may be just the …

Software

Software Solutions

Ophir has several complete software solutions. In addition, Ophir offers a COM object and LabVIEW demos for system integrators.

Catalog

Details on all of our laser measurement instruments.

Technical Note

Discontinued Products

In this table you will find the product that is the closest match to the product you were looking for (with links to detailed specifications). These products are no longer available: …

Software

Software / Firmware Listing

This listing shows the compatibility between the power meters and the software program, and also includes the power meter firmware update information.

Catalog

Ophir laser power meters work on the smart plug principle. This means that almost any Ophir power meter can work – plug and play – with almost any of the wide range of Ophir sensors. …

Catalog

Ophir offers a complete range of laser power and energy sensors measuring femtowatts to hundreds of kilowatts and picojoules to hundreds of joules. Ophir products enhance our customers’ …

Application Notes

VCSEL Measurement

Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) are a type of semiconductor laser diodes. Unlike edge emitting laser diodes, VCSELs emit upwards and thus can be easily packaged as …

Application Notes

Directed Energy Weapons

Directed energy weapons are precise in their accuracy and can be adjusted for lethal or non-lethal doses. They are silent weapons which deliver rounds at the speed of light. They provide …

Technical Article

Laser Power as an Indicator of Process Quality

In order to reliably and stably build up the individual layers of an additively manufactured component, besides a suitable base material it requires a laser beam that is optimally adjusted …

Technical Article

Going Digital in Manufacturing

All the talk about digitization and ‘big data’ has made manufacturers aware of the increasing advantages of digitizing their production processes. Not only can it improve the quality …

Technical Article

Measuring Signals Below the Noise Floor with a Lock-In Amplifier

Measuring optical signals in the femtowatt (10-15) to nanowatt (10-9) range can be a daunting task. Signal levels this low are lost in typical detector noise levels and swamped by background …

Technical Article

Measuring Average Power of Pulsed Lasers with Photodiodes

When measuring average power using a photodiode detector such as PD300 or IS6-D-VIS, the maximum power or saturation power is determined by the maximal photocurrent that the photodiode …

Technical Note

Calibration of Ophir Terahertz Sensors

Ophir offers several solutions for THz measurement, including sensors for measuring low powers (down to nanowatts), high powers (up to 3W), as well as profiling THz beams. Let’s have …

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