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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 Article
Three Tips to Protect Your BeamSquared Device
Here are three tips how to ensure precise measurement with your Ophir BeamSquared system over years.
Technical Article
Rayleigh Scatter, and Adhering to ISO 11146
This document is intended to show how the process of obtaining data and providing measurements using Ophir-Spiricon’s Rayleigh-scatter beam profiling technology, BeamWatch®, aligns ...
Technical Article
Overcoming the Challenges of Measuring High Power NIR Lasers
High power laser application has significantly increased in recent years due to new production techniques that enable cheaper manufacturing and operating costs. Applications of high-power ...
Technical Article
Quality Assurance in Additive Manufacturing
Whether in research or in production, the laser parameters must be checked regularly. For this purpose, Fraunhofer IAPT generally turns to the Ophir BeamWatch AM, which measures the ...
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 Article
University Research Team Faces Challenges of Measuring Multiple Lasers
The scientific community is often faced with the requirement of testing, validating, or merely qualifying several laser sources planned for a particular project.
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 Article
Scanning Slit vs Camera-Based Beam Analyzers
In part 1, we discussed camera technologies that are available for covering various wavelengths. There are similar options for scanning slit profilers.
Technical Note
The Focal Length Divergence Measurement Method
The Focal Length Divergence measurement method is based upon the beam width of a focused beam’s spot size and the focal length of the focusing optic.
Technical Note
Why You Should Not Use Image Files For Data Analysis
Image logging and export formats in BeamGage are intended for use as easily created screenshots for reports and presentations. Alternatively there are real data formats for use in mathematical ...
Technical Article
The Challenge of Splitting Laser Beams for Solar Panel Manufacturing
The challenge is to split a laser beam into multiple parts that perform equally for the scribing process. In this case, the laser needed to be split into four equal beams and delivered ...
Technical Article
Solar Cell Manufacturing Requires Critical Laser Scribing Processes
The quality, shape, size and intensity of the laser must be closely monitored and controlled for this process to produce a solar cell that meets specification and cost requirements. ...
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Reducing Production Bottlenecks Using Real Time Laser Beam Measurements
The 1780 ModeScan determines M² and other beam propagation parameters of a laser in real time. Traditionally, these laser measurements were performed by directing the laser beam through ...
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The Challenge of Focus Shift in High Power Laser Material Processing
As the demand for higher laser powers continues to increase, the problem of stresses on laser system components becomes more prevalent. One of these, “focus shift,” is caused by thermal ...
Technical Article
What Happens to Your Weld When Welding with High Power Over Long Periods of Time?
A customer of ours in the shipyard market owns a powerful 12KW fiber laser. Most of the time, they weld small metals pieces. But for a new application, it required a new process.
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The Importance of CO2 Laser Optimization
Your laser can be one of your most valuable investments. But as anyone working with lasers knows, it can also be a source of frustration when it comes to optimizing it for your manufacturing ...
Technical Article
System Integration of Fiber Lasers and Its Effects on Laser Quality
We’ve heard for several years about the high quality beams that the fiber laser produces. Laser quality is usually defined by an M2 measurement. The closer the M2 measurement is to ...
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