The Calibration Process

To ensure the optimal performance of any laser application, highly accurate measurement of the laser output is essential. This content emphasizes that Gentec-EO's measurement instruments come with a NIST-traceable calibration, which guarantees the reliability and accuracy of the measurements taken.

A NIST-traceable calibration confirms a documented, unbroken chain of measurements aligned with the International System of Units (SI) and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This traceability is crucial for enabling valid comparison of measurements across different instruments and organizations, complying with industry standards, improving customer confidence, and avoiding costly operational mistakes.

Gentec-EO achieves superior accuracy through several key advantages:

1. Gold Calibration Standards: The company uses only Gold Standards, unlike competitors' Silver standards, to ensure the lowest calibration uncertainty possible.
2. Rigorous Process: The calibration reference is checked up to three times during each process, with 50 parameters collected and logged, contributing to the detector's total accuracy.
3. Proven Statistical Methods: Uncertainty values follow recognized statistical standards, including NIST Technical Note 1297, using a high confidence level of 95%.
4. Personal Wavelength Correction (PWCTM): To fill the gaps between NIST's distinct reference wavelengths, Gentec-EO offers the only NIST-traceable correction in nanometer steps, providing overall accuracy of not more than ±1% away from the original calibration, which is based on individual detector measurements rather than general curves.

This rigorous process, backed by ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation, ensures that Gentec-EO detectors provide the most precise and trustworthy laser measurements on the market.