Ophir Photonics Featured Articles
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Beam Diagnostics Improve Laser Heat Treatment Effectiveness
4/1/2016
In order to get the highest quality heat treatments using lasers, it is important to understand the beam shape, the uniformity of the intensity, and the cleanliness of the delivery optics. This white paper discusses beam diagnostics with the use of Ophir’s BeamGage software used to improve results.
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High Power Industrial Laser Applications: New Solutions To Old Problems
4/1/2016
The advanced scalability, high beam quality, and wall-plug efficiency of fiber lasers in particular have made high-power lasers a common tool for commercial use. This paper discusses the concepts of proper monitoring and correctly defined laser parameters in industrial laser applications.
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Solving A Difficult Military Beam Alignment Task
4/1/2016
Laser systems used in the periscope of a nuclear-powered submarine providing on-board instrumentation that offers accurate pitch, yaw, and roll data. As a result of the critical nature of this information, the burden is placed on the quality of the laser beam, its size, its shape, and its intensity.
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Development Of A Non-Contact Diagnostic Tool For High Power Lasers
3/29/2016
This article discusses the technical challenges and solutions encountered in the development of the BeamWatch measuring instrument.
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Measuring Pulsed Lasers With NanoScan 2s
11/23/2015
The NanoScan 2s is a scanning slit, sensor-based, beam profiling system designed to profile pulsed laser beams with repetition rates in the 10 kHz range and above, and incorporate a “peak connect” algorithm to enable pulsed laser measurements. This application note discusses how the NanoScan 2s uses two modes of pulse operation for accurate beam profiling.
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A Discussion Of Laser Beam Profiling And The Subject Of Accuracy
11/23/2015
There is no calibration standard from which a camera system can be verified based on beam profiling measurement accuracy. The next best thing is to enhance the input (camera), and output (software algorithms) of the imaging system for improved precision and repeatable results. This application note discusses how to achieve beam profiling measurement accuracy without the use of a standard calibration method.
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5 Situations Where Laser Performance Measurement Is Necessary
11/20/2015
Laser performance measurements can be accomplished through a number of techniques and can give laser users more relevant, time-based data that portrays trends in laser operation rather than single data points.
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Laser Ablation Makes Automotive Interiors Shine
6/30/2015
This application note describes how JUNO, the F150A-BB-26 thermopile laser power sensor, and StarLab measurement software are used to know the status of automotive etching equipment in order to keep the power beam stable.
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High Power Lasers In Medical Applications
6/25/2015
The full list of medical procedures involving lasers is growing every day and, when discussing the development and production of medical devices, the importance of high power industrial lasers cannot be overlooked.
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LIDAR Guns, Accuracy, And Speeding Tickets
4/30/2015
A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system uses a 130 μW 904 nm beam produced by three light emitting diodes (LEDs), and a telescope working together in order to calculate how long it takes for the beam to leave the device and return to the telescope.