Blog Articles

  1. How To Measure Laser Power Accurately In 7 Simple Steps

    How do you get the most accurate measurements possible from your laser power meter? Are there simple step-by-step instructions on how to make a power measurement the same way a laser expert would? Yes! This article offers a guide on how to measure laser power accurately using a Gentec-EO thermal laser power meter.

  2. The Beginner’s Guide To Laser Beam Quality And M2 Measurement

    A pure Gaussian beam with a TEM00 profile and a bell-shaped curve that spreads on infinitely is never achieved. This guide introduces the concept of laser beam quality measurement with the M2 parameter, which quantifies the laser beam quality, and how to measure M2 for a real laser.