Month: May 2015

What to Do when Your Laser Doesn’t Perform to Spec

You’re so upset you could spit.

You just got a new laser for your factory floor, but it just won’t make parts that pass inspection.

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Photometric Measurements: Measuring Illuminance with the PD300-CIE

In applications where a human observer is involved (for example illumination applications), it is often important to measure using the eye-response-matched Photometric system of units. Ophir’s PD300-CIE is a photometric sensor, and is designed to measure illuminance (in units of Lux or Foot-Candles).

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The Difficulties in M-Squared Measurement –And How to Overcome Them

A clear benefit of knowing the M2 of your laser is getting a lot of information about beam quality all in one number.

As simple as the output is, it is harder than you may imagine to measure and calculate M-Squared.

Let’s take a quick look at the theory behind M2 to see how it can be measured.

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How to Keep a Laser Power Sensor Clean

Harsh.

Extreme.

Noisy.

These are a few words used to describe an industrial environment.

What about your laser sensor? Will it survive this?

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