Ophir Photonics News

  1. MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Helios Plus Industrial Laser Power Meter For Measuring Blue, Green, And Infrared Wavelengths 1/21/2021

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), has announced the Ophir® Helios Plus, an expanded version of the Ophir Helios industrial laser power meter. The Helios Plus has all the features of the Helios for measuring a wide range of high power lasers in production operations, as well as the ability to measure additional wavelengths, such as blue and green lasers used in copper welding in the automotive industry.

  2. MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Wide Beam Imager For Measuring Large And Divergent Beams 9/23/2020

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has announced the Ophir® Wide Beam Imager (WB-I), a compact calibrated optical system for measuring the size and power distribution of large and divergent beams of VCSELs, LEDs, edge emitting lasers, and fiber lasers. The Wide Beam Imager device is capable of imaging any beam shape (round, line, or square) that is too large for a camera sensor. It features a 48mm diameter aperture and an angle of incidence of 70 degrees. Beams are captured on a translucent diffusive screen and then re-imaged to produce a complete and accurate mapping of the light's intensity distribution.

  3. Measuring Uniformity Of LED Luminaires In Seconds: MKS Announces Ophir® FluxGage™ 604 Measurement System 5/4/2020

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), has announced the Ophir® FluxGage™ 604 compact measurement system for LED luminaires. This new series features four additional color sensors evenly arranged in the bottom of the device delivering further x,y, and CCT data as well as the illuminance. Within seconds the user gets an overview of the color and overall uniformity of the measured light.

  4. Ophir Power/Energy Sensor Measures High Power, Narrow Lasers In Industrial Applications 4/28/2020

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), has announced the Ophir® L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35, a compact, high damage threshold laser power/energy sensor capable of measuring up to 4kW without the need for water cooling. The L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35 can measure CW lasers up to 500W and pulsed lasers up to 2kJ. The compact design makes it easy to place between optical components when troubleshooting a beam path. The sensor can handle large, unfocused beams of 35mm diameter, as well as narrow, high density beams down to 1mm @ 1kW.

  5. MKS Announces Ophir® Pulse Energy Sensor With Highest Damage Threshold For Concentrated Laser Beams 2/5/2020

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® PE50U-DIFH-C Pulse Energy Sensor at SPIE Photonics West 2020. Designed for use with high power pulsed lasers operating in demanding conditions, the sensor features special materials that can measure UV radiation down to 193nm, high repetition rates up to 10KHz, and high energy densities up to 1J/cm2 at 193nm and 2J/cm2 above 240nm.

  6. MKS Announces Ophir® Multi-Measurement Integrating Sphere For VCSELs And Other Pulsed Semiconductor Lasers 2/4/2020

    MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® IS1.5-VIS-FPD-800 Integrating Sphere at SPIE Photonics West 2020. Designed for applications in remote sensing, LIDAR, facial recognition, and more, the sensor provides accurate and reliable measurement of the optical parameters of VCSELs and other pulsed semiconductor lasers.

  7. MKS Announces Ophir® LBS-300HP-NIR, Compact Laser Beam Splitter For Extremely High Attenuation To 15MW/cm2 10/28/2019

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® LBS-300HP-NIR Beam Splitter for high power NIR lasers. The LBS-300HP-NIR is a compact device that can deliver extremely high power density attenuation, up to 15MW/cm2 at 5kW. It reflects less than 0.0001% of the incident NIR beam while transmitting 99.9999%. This enables measurement of beam shape, focal spot, beam waist, and overall power.

  8. MKS Announces Ophir® Large Aperture Laser Power/Energy Sensor For Pulsed Lasers 9/12/2019

    MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® L2000W-PF-120 Laser Power/Energy Sensor, a water-cooled sensor for measuring large pulsed lasers. The thermal sensor measures powers from 1W to 2000W and energies from 6J to 6000J over the spectral range of 0.3µm to 2.2µm. The L2000W-PF-120 features a large 120mm aperture to accommodate high energy densities and short pulses. A fast, 7 sec response time balances the need to measure fast drifts and instabilities with the ability to handle high energy levels.

  9. MKS Announces Ophir® 16K-W High Power Laser Sensor Featuring Fast Response Time Snd High Damage Threshold 7/22/2019

    MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® 16K-W High Power Laser Sensor, a compact sensor for measuring very high power lasers. The water-cooled thermal sensor measures powers from 100W to 16kW over the spectral range of 0.8µm to 2µm and 10.6µm. A relatively large, 55mm aperture is insensitive to beam size or angle of divergence. The sensor delivers a fast, 3.5 sec response time. A deflecting cone and annular absorber can withstand high power densities to 10kW/cm2.

  10. MKS Announces New Ophir® High Resolution Beam Profiling Camera with USB 3.0 Interface for Measuring CW and Pulsed Lasers 6/26/2019

    MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the newOphir® SP920 USB 3.0 Silicon CCD High Resolution Beam Profiling Camera at Laser World of Photonics. The SP920 camera accurately captures and analyzes wavelengths from 190nm - 1100nm, with enhanced sensitivity at 1070nm.