Measuring Modes Available: Sensor Type / Device
Device | Sensor Type | ||
Photodiode | Thermopile / BeamTrack* | Pyroelectric | |
Centauri | Power Exposure Fast Power Low Freq Power |
Power / Track* Energy Pulsed Power |
Power Energy Exposure |
StarBright | Power Exposure Low Freq Power |
Power / Track* Energy Pulsed Power |
Power Energy Exposure |
Juno+ | Power Low Freq Power |
Power / Track* Energy Pulsed Power |
Power Energy Exposure |
Juno-RS | Power Low Freq Power |
Power / Track* Energy Pulsed Power |
Power Energy Exposure |
Juno | Power Low Freq Power |
Power / Track* Energy Pulsed Power |
Power Energy Exposure (PyroC only) |
EA-1 | Power Low Freq Power |
Power / Track* Energy |
Power Energy |
Nova II | Power | Power / Track* Energy |
Power Energy Exposure |
Vega | Power | Power / Track* Energy |
Power Energy Exposure |
StarLite | Power | Power / Track* Energy |
Power Energy |
Nova | Power | Power Energy |
Power Energy Exposure |
LaserStar | Power | Power Energy |
Power Energy Exposure |
Pulsar | Power | Power Energy |
Power Energy |
Quasar | Power | Power Energy |
Power Energy |
* BeamTrack is the trademark name of the sensors that measure power, position and size. They include the Track measuring mode. |
Terminology:
Energy - Measurements in Joules.
Exposure - Used to measure the sum of the energy (for Pyroelectric and Photodiode sensors).
Fast Power - Power measurement mode using fast sampling rate; used to measure laser modulation and flicker of LED light sources (for Photodiode sensors).
Low Freq Power - Power measurement mode optimized for VCSELs and similar pulsed sources, where low pulse rate and high pulse peak power would cause problems if measuring in regular power mode.
Power – Measurements in Watts.
Pulsed Power - Can display instantaneous power of a laser pulse. Power is calculated from energy when the length of the pulse is known (for Thermopile sensors).
Track - Used to measure beam position and beam size while measuring power (for Thermopile sensors).