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Laser Power & Energy Measurement and Laser Beam Analysis Catalog
Details on all of our laser measurement instruments.
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Laser Beam Profilers Catalog
A laser beam profiler will increase your chance of success anytime you wish to design or apply a laser or when you find your laser system is no longer meeting specifications. You would ...
Technical Note
Beam Profiling of 1 KW Fiber Laser with Camera-Based Profiling System
Setup and location of the beam was relatively simple. The X and Y movements were used in conjunction with the 633 nm target laser to center the beam on the camera chip.
Technical Article
How Ophir Determines the Dynamic Range of Laser Measurement Products
Dynamic range is meant to characterize the ratio between the highest and lowest measurable signals (i.e. the signal range). As we've written before on our blog, most laser beam profiling ...
Technical Article
Sensor Fusion Enables Comprehensive Analysis of Laser Processing in Additive Manufacturing
Successful outcomes require the power density distribution of the laser beam, as it is delivered to the work, to be symmetrical, uniform, and stable.
Technical Article
Laser Power and Energy Tools for Beam Profiling
There are a number of valuable tools found on the Ophir web site that help lasers users determine the appropriate sensors for their laser beams. These tools also help compute power ...
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Assuring Correct Metallurgy in Direct Laser Melting
To create consistent, strong structures using laser-based additive manufacturing processes that meet flyable DOD standards or FDA requirements, the metallurgy must be consistent. In ...
Technical Article
Reducing Production Waste with Laser Profiling
A laser profiling system can be of great benefit in helping to characterize and identify which variables affect product quality and waste minimization.
Technical Note
Total Optical Path Length with Beam Splitters on 4.5 mm Recessed CCD Cameras
Often we get requests for the Total Optical Path Length when beam splitters are used on our line of 4.5 mm recessed CCD cameras.
Technical Note
“What’s This” function in BeamGage 6.8
Problem: The “What’s This” feature only opens to the first page of the manual in Adobe Ready XI. Solution: Open your Adobe Reader XI
Technical Note
Using the built in photodiode trigger on the SP620U and SP503U cameras
With the introduction of BeamGage the capability of using the built in photodiode trigger in the SP camera series is now available.
Technical Article
Reimaging UV Laser Beam Profiling
Ophir Photonics offers a number of solutions for profiling UV laser beams. Spot sizes from 0.15 mm to over 25 mm can be safely profiled without the risk of camera sensor damage or ...
Technical Note
Finding the Center of the NanoScan
The center of the NanoScan can be found by the following steps.
Technical Note
BeamGage Multiple Processes and Local Port Communication
BeamGage is a multiple process application with three process types which run when BeamGage is operating: Spiricon.ConsoleService.exe, Spiricon.DataServer.exe, and Spiricon.Version5.exe. ...
Technical Article
Image Of Laser From Rayleigh Scattering Directly Correlated To Beam Waist Measurements Of High-Power Lasers
This paper will discuss how the signal of the laser produced from Rayleigh Scattering can put to rest any concerns by the laser user of damaging their laser measurement equipment. The ...
Technical Article
Measuring Pulsed Lasers with NanoScan 2s
The NanoScan 2s is the newest scanning slit, sensor-based, beam profiling system from Ophir-Spiricon LLC. It can profile pulsed laser beams with repetition rates in the 10 kHz range ...
Technical Note
A Discussion of Laser Beam Profiling and the Subject of Accuracy
How can I be certain that my Beam Profiler is measuring accurately? Is there a standard calibration methodology?
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Overcoming Barriers to Industrial Laser Performance Measurement
During the development of these laser systems and installation in the applications in which they will be put into service, performance measurements of the components and the system ...
Technical Note
How to Set BeamGage to Lock Out Making Changes to Settings Inadvertently
BeamGage has the ability to lock out the ability to make changes to the settings in case you inadvertently change something you shouldn't have, or if you want to lock out operators ...
Technical Article
Automation in Your Face: Let Machines Do What Machines Do Best
So how did this whole concept of an “Automation Interface” come about? Well, here is my short-short history on the topic. In the beginning, all programs were simple. Users had simple ...
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