Blog Articles

1. Laser Peak Power Vs. Laser Average Power 3/1/2023

   Average power density is a good metric to understand Continuous Wave (CW) lasers, but it is not enough to understand what to expect from pulsed lasers. For pulsed lasers, you need to utilize peak power (and peak density).

2. The Importance Of Using A High Damage Threshold Laser Power Detector 3/1/2023

   Choosing a high damage threshold laser power detector becomes more crucial as the need for laser output power and energy levels increases and beam and pulse shapes become more sophisticated in the laser-based industry.

3. How Is Laser Power Output Measured? 3/1/2023

   There are a lot of different ways to measure laser power. Three technologies are often found in industrial power detectors: photodetectors, thermopiles and water calorimeters.

4. Overview Of Laser Modes In Optical Fiber 2/16/2023

   Laser light in an optical fiber can travel in one or many modes. Long-distance telecom works better when there is just one mode. High-power applications benefit from having many modes.

5. Use Of Camera-Based Systems To Characterize Laser Beam Spatial Profile 2/6/2023

   Laser beam profiling cameras like those in the Beamage series help identify laser beams that aren't performing optimally and provide the intel required to correct that situation.

6. What Is Population Inversion In A Laser? 11/4/2022

   Population inversion occurs when energy is pumped into a system to excite the atoms. The 2 most popular methods for doing this are electrical pumping and optical pumping.

7. What Are Diode Lasers And Where Do We Use Them? 11/4/2022

   For most people, when you hear the term diode, it automatically refers to LED lighting. Although most of the time you are probably right, diodes don’t have to emit light and can be used in a multitude of devices.

8. Essential Laser Beam Parameters To Know About Your Laser System 10/3/2022

   The essential laser beam parameters include beam profile such as Gaussian, flat-top or irregular, beam size, wavelength, and laser type.

9. Quantifying Laser Beam Quality With Beam Parameter Product And M2 Factor 10/3/2022

   Beam quality quantifies how close a laser is to the ideal diffraction-limited Gaussian beam. High beam quality comes with advantages like small spot size, efficiency at different depths, and cheaper optics.

10. 3 Limitations Of Laser Beam Machining 9/13/2022

    Lasers are often heralded as a fix-all solution. It’s important to remember that lasers have some limitations before reorganizing the whole shop floor to accommodate a brand-new laser beam machining workbench.