As every year – Ophir’s new 2021 catalog for laser measurement covers a wide range of laser power …
Many laser applications involve measuring beams that come out of an optical fiber. Learn all about the solutions Ophir has to offer
Industrial Laser Trouble shooting Made Easy – Beam Profiling plus Direct Fiber Measurement
March 18, 2020 - by OphirBlog
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Ophir Fiber Adapter Solution can be used as a diagnosis tool. In addition it is ideally suited for manufacturers of laser fibers or fiber lasers. By connecting the fiber directly to the power meter, they can easily perform power measurement within the production process or as end of line testing.
As every year – Ophir’s new 2020 catalog for laser power measurement covers a wide range of laser …
There are many applications that involve measuring power out of a fiber, where the power is in the …
“You can do Profinet, right?”
John had just ordered 10 laser welding stations for his new car manufacturing facility. As a laser system integrator, you talked to him in detail about all the specs. What exactly does he need from the laser? What sort of control equipment does he have? What else does he need?
John added, almost as an afterthought – “The facility is in Germany, so of course we want all the lasers and devices running on Profinet. You can do that, right?”
Uh-oh.
This post was originally posted in 2012. It is still very popular, so I wanted to share it …
Non-Contact Beam Profiling of 100 kW and Above: How Can This Work?
December 9, 2015 - by OphirBlog
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I’ve mentioned BeamWatch before.
It’s an innovative technique for profiling high power lasers (1 kW and up).
I’ve even touched on the underlying Rayleigh scattering effect that makes this possible.
But how does this really work?
With all the advancements in laser technology, lasers have become higher quality and more consistent.
Laser manufacturers test and measure their lasers during development, to make sure you, the laser end user, get the highest quality laser system.
With all this in mind then, do you really have to measure your laser system?
Not everyone knows this, but almost all Ophir power and energy sensors can be used with four standard fiber adapters:
SMA
FC
ST
SC
Of course, any fiber can be measured by an Ophir sensor by taking a free-space measurement – placing the fiber tip a few mm or cm from the sensor and letting the laser beam continue to the sensor.
However, in many cases it is convenient to use a fiber adapter to connect to a measuring device.
If that’s the case, here’s what you’ll want to do.