PROdUcT UPdATE
Product update
AnALYSiS, TEST
Beam profiler produce two- or three-dimensional patterning
And MEASUREMEnT
Photon has introduced the USBeamPro CCD, and writing on virtually any material. It is
a 12-bit, CCD-based high-resolution laser simple to assemble and easy to couple with
Sensor for use in welding and beam profiling system with USB 2.0 continuous wave (CW), nanosecond (ns), and
metal cutting connectivity, operating under Photon’s femtosecond (fs) lasers. The advanced
Ophir-Spiricon has released a 10kW power/ BeamProfiler Software in Microsoft Windows. workstation can also be used to produce
energy sensor, able to directly measure high It provides NIST-traceable, highly accurate sub-micron resolution on significantly large
powers and power densities. The sensor is measurements of ISO Standard laser beam surface areas of the substrates.
designed for use in material processing profile parameters, including laser beam The micromachining workstation can be
applications, such as welding and metal diameter, centroid, and power/energy for CW, customised with different lasers to perform
cutting. The 10kW sensor can measure pulsed, and single-shot lasers. The USB 2.0 surface and volume patterning in
output from YAG and fibre lasers with interface offers enhanced ease of use and semiconductors, dielectrics, and
wavelengths in the 1,040-1,100nm range, portability. biocompatible materials. The workstation
and CO lasers at 10.6µm. A wide aperture of The USBeamPro CCD features a 0.5-inch configuration includes high-precision linear
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45mm allows for measurement of broad format 1,360 x 1,024 array with 4.65µm stages that allow laser direct-writing with
beams. The maximum power for square pixels for a total imaging area of 6.32 x sub-micron resolution. This solution is
concentrated beams is 10kW/cm
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, and the 4.76mm. The camera’s small form factor of 70 primarily designed for prototyping of
maximum energy density for a 10ms pulse is x 95 x 33mm allows ease of placement into complex two- and three-dimensional
150J/cm
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. typical optical paths. Lasers nearly always microstructures in diverse fields such as
Ophir-Spiricon’s 10kW power/energy require power/energy attenuation by five to photonics, microelectronics, and tissue
sensor uses a reflective cone to deflect the 15 orders of magnitude and this camera can engineering.
laser beam over the peripheral circumference utilise Photon’s numerous attenuation options Newport’s new workstation utilises
of the sensor. This increases the radiated area including the variable attenuator ATP-K. standard optics, opto-mechanics, motorised
and reduces the power density to manageable www.photon-inc.com motion, and up-to-date laser products to
levels, allowing quick and accurate provide high performance and accuracy. Its
measurement.
LASER SYSTEMS
user-friendly interface allows the user to
The 10kW power/energy sensor features create diverse patterns on many substrates
Ophir smart connector technology, which Micromachining workstation and the intuitive software allows the
automatically configures and calibrates Newport has introduced a new researcher to collect and analyse the data
connected displays, including the company’s micromachining workstation specifically easily. Newport also offers a detailed list of
Orion PE, Nova, Nova II, Vega, LaserStar, designed for high precision laser direct- compatible parts that can be used to
USBI, Pulsar, and Quasar displays. writing (LDW) and patterning. The flexible customise the workstation to meet the users’
www.ophir-spiricon.com device can be integrated with several lasers to specific application requirements.
www.newport.com
Calibrating laser power meters for the testing and calibration of laser power Reel-to-reel system
meters. The company offers customers
calibrations accurate to within plus or minus
three per cent, for all common wavelengths
from 400nm to 10.6µm.
The company states that it has invested in
automatic calibration of the standards used
in its tests, calibrating laser power meters
directly against standards held at the
National Physical Laboratories in order to
reduce the possibility of introduced error
through cross-calibration. The calibration Rofin has launched its turnkey reel-to-reel
Lasermet has expanded its UK laser safety process, and the standards used provide system targeted at the production of flexible
services by way of new laboratory facilities, traceability to the customer. photovoltaic products. This system has been
including dedicated automated equipment www.lasermet.com designed to incorporate multiple laser
sources, which can be used to perform several
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