StarLab PC Software Math Channels
StarLab is Ophir’s easy-to-use, yet powerful, laser measurement software that turns a PC into a multi-channel laser power / energy display station.StarLab is very modular. Use it with multiple laser power sensors to display and collect measurements from all the connected sensors simultaneously. Mathematical functions Additionally, Starlab allows the use of mathematical functions between live…
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MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Helios Plus Industrial Laser Power Meter for Measuring Blue, Green, and Infrared Wavelengths
Andover, MA – January 18, 2021 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has announced the Ophir® Helios Plus, an expanded version of the Ophir Helios industrial laser power meter. The Helios Plus has all the features of the Helios for measuring a wide range of high power lasers in production operations, as well as the ability to…
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Ophir’s New Laser Measurement Device: Self Contained, Compact & Robust
Need to measure laser power in space-constrained, humid or dusty environment? How about a compact, robust, self contained, dust- & splash-proof laser measurement device that can measure up to 8kW with no water cooling? Sounds good, huh?… Well, stay tuned! Ophir’s NEW measurement device will be revealed soon…
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Best of Laser Measurement 2020
2020 presented us with many challenges; now it is time for us to say – “Thank you” .Many of you participated in our online webinars, read our content, and stayed connected with us in many ways. With this Best of Laser Measurement 2020 blog post, we have collected the content that attracted the most interest from our…
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StarLab Converts Your PC into a Multi-Channel Power Meter Workstation.
The StarLab PC application supports the simultaneous use of multiple power and energy laser measurement sensors by assigning each sensor a ‘channel’. The utilization of multiple channels in StarLab depends on the types of devices (power meters and PC interfaces) to which the sensors are attached, as well as the number of free USB ports…
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Laser Measurement System Design Considerations– How to Measure the Beam Power Without Damaging Your Sensor?
First step – Get your laser parameters right So, you want to measure the power of a laser beam with your Ophir sensor. First of all, gather all of the laser parameters you can find: what are the beam size, laser wavelength, and beam divergence, and what does the beam profile looks like? Then, estimate…
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Watch: Ophir Premium Energy Sensors – Even for UV
Many laser applications use pulsed beams, and pulse widths are becoming very short – even fs pulses are not uncommon. UV wavelengths are particularly useful in many such applications; because of the high photon energy associated with the short wavelength, non-thermal mechanisms can be used to ablate or cut material. This enables some unique applications…
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Lasers as Measurement Tools
Lasers are used in numerous applications in a wide variety of fields. Whether it’s transmitting internet communication via optical fibers, welding, cutting or marking materials in industrial processes, performing sophisticated medical procedures, or even intercepting drones and missiles – lasers seem to be everywhere nowadays. There is another field in which lasers have become dominant…
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How to calculate power density easily – Even in your head!
If you always wanted to learn an easy way to calculate power density –without even using our calculator, even in your head, this is the perfect blog post for you. In this Blog we’ll explain the details of how to calculate it using our power density calculator.
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Accuracy Specs: It’s Not Just the Laser Power/energy Sensor – What About the Meter?
You have your new laser power meter, so you can now get on with your work. You’re confident that your laser measurements are accurate. You even know exactly HOW accurate; after all, the datasheet states the accuracy – a typical value could be ±3% (NIST traceable, 2-sigma…). It’s right there, in the datasheet. The sensor’s…
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We’re Here to Make Your Work Easier!
Working with lasers? Need a new sensor? Beam profiling solutions? Are there any laser parameters you need to calculate, such as power density or ideal focus spot size? Check out Ophir’s tools Beam Profile finder Simply input your input parameters and the finder lists the best beam profiling solutions for you As you probably know, we already have a Sensor Finder on…
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New features in StarLab 3.5
StarLab is Ophir’s easy-to-use, yet powerful, laser measurement software that turns a PC into a multi-channel laser power / energy display station. Every now and again, we come out with updated versions of the StarLab PC application, offering improvements and new features, as well as bug fixes. With the latest software version update, StarLab 3.50…
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