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POWER
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Power
Sensors
Energy
Sensors
Custom
& OEM
BEAM
DIAGNOSTICS
CALIBRATION
& SERVICE
INDICES
Product
Name
Index
Power
& Energy
Meters
BeamMaster
Beam Proles and Widths
On each rotation of the drum, BeamMaster
captures and processes the data from the
passage of the seven knife edges across
the beam (three knife edges with BM-3) as
power, position and prole information. This
information can be displayed every rotation, be
strip-charted, and be sent to le or to the RS-232
port. Two orthogonal proles can be displayed
and the beam widths can be digitally displayed
for any three user-chosen clip levels. A Gaussian-
Knife-Edge Beam Proler
t prole can be overlaid on any chosen measured prole and the t and correlation
parameters can be displayed.
To obtain the maximum prole detail, the system automatically centers the prole and
zooms to display ~3 times the beam width, and the prole intensity data is autoscaled
(optional) to t the display height. Added detail can be obtained in a special high-
resolution mode. This mode is very useful for analyzing beams that are either far from
Gaussian in shape or smaller than 100 µm.
Beam Position and Ellipticity
The beam centroid position can be continuously monitored relative to the center of the
sensor area, along with the beam shape, ellipticity (major and minor axes) and angular
orientation. A zoom function is available and the user can choose the clip level and
strip-chart the position (X and Y) data to monitor short-term or long-term, time-
dependent stability or drift.
Power Measurement
The beam power can be displayed either as a digital readout or in combination with an
analog “needle.” Units can be chosen as µW, mW or dBm, and the user can offset the
zero and zoom in on any part of the power range. Attenuator (lter) les can be selected,
and a test range can be selected and displayed to monitor beam power within specic
limits, with optional audio alarms.
Data Collecting and QA Testing
Data regarding beam size, position and power can be continuously displayed in analog,
digital and strip chart forms on the computer screen. Data can also be logged to a data
le in real time for later processing or test report generation. Pass/Fail testing can be
performed on measured results for acceptance within specic tolerances. Files can be
transferred to another computer with an RS-232 link or data can be transferred in real
time. All screen images also can be captured and stored as BMP or JPG les or can be
printed to any Windows printer.
2D and 3D Intensity Plots
The projection function provides either a 2D or 3D view of
the beam intensity prole. The projection is created using
reconstructive tomography. The same method is used to
produce 3D images with X-ray systems. The more knife edges,
the greater the level of detail that can be obtained. For a beam
distribution that is signicantly non-Gaussian, such as that
from a diode laser, the standard seven-knife-edge system can
reconstruct a plot that closely matches the real beam. When
examining near-Gaussian beams, the three-knife-edge system
gives an accurate intensity distribution.
BeamMaster 2D Intensity Plot
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