The performance of today’s laser systems can strongly affect the success of demanding, modern laser applications. The beam's size, shape, uniformity or approximation to the expected power distribution, as well as its divergence and mode content can make or break an application. Accurate knowledge of these parameters is essential to the success of any laser-based endeavor. As laser applications push the boundaries of laser performance it is becoming more critical to understand the operating criteria.
For over thirty years Ophir-Spiricon has developed instruments to accurately measure critical laser parameters. Our LBA and BeamStar software have led the way. Now with the introduction of BeamGage, Ophir-Spiricon offers the first “new from the ground up” beam profile analysis instrument the industry has experienced in over 10 years.
BeamGage includes all of the accuracy and ISO approved quantitative results that made our LBA software so successful. BeamGage also brings the ease-of-use that has made our BeamStar software so popular. Our patented UltraCal algorithm, guarantees the data baseline or “zero-reference point” is accurate to 1/10 of a digital count on a pixel-by-pixel basis. ISO 11146 requires that a baseline correction algorithm be used to improve the accuracy of beam width measurements. UltraCal has been enhanced in BeamGage to assure that accurate spatial measurements are now more quickly available.
See Your Beam As Never Before:
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of BeamGage is new. Dockable and floatable windows plus concealable ribbon tool bars empowers the BeamGage user to make the most of a small laptop display or a large, multi-monitor desktop PC. 3D displays Rotate & Tilt. All displays Pan, Zoom, Translate & Z axis Zoom.
Dual or single monitor setup with beam displays on one and results on the other. (Note that results can be magnified large enough to see across the room)
Multiple beam and results windows. (Note quantified profile results on 3D display & quantified 2D slices)
BeamGage Introductory Video
BeamGage Software Overview Video
Measure Your Beam As Never Before:
Ultracal: Essential, or no big deal?
If you want accurate beam measurements, you want Ultracal.
What is Ultracal?
Our patented, baseline correction algorithm helped establish the ISO 11146-3 standard for beam measurement accuracy. The problems with cameras used in beam profile measurements are: a) baseline, or zero, of the cameras drift with time temperature, and b) include random noise. Ultracal is the only beam profiler algorithm that sets the baseline to “zero”, and, in the center of the noise. (Competitive products use other less sophisticated algorithms that perform a baseline subtraction, but truncate the noise below the “zero” of the baseline. This leaves only a “positive” component, which adds a net value to all beam measurements).
Try the following on any other beam profiler product to see the inherent error if you don’t use Ultracal.
1. Measure a beam with full intensity on the profiler camera.
2. Insert a ND2 filter (100X attenuation) into the beam and measure it again.
3. Compare the results.
4. The Standard Deviation below is about 3%, which is phenomenal compared to the 100% or more of any beam profiler without Ultracal.
Adding the use of Automatic Aperture improves the accuracy to 1%. (The conditions of this measurement is a camera with a 50dB SNR).
5. You normally don’t make measurements at such a low intensity. But occasionally you may have a drop in intensity of your beam and don’t want to have to adjust the attenuation. Or, you may occasionally have a very small beam of only a few tens of pixels. In both of these cases, Ultracal becomes essential in obtaining accurate measurements.
Beam Measurements and Statistics
BeamGage allows you to configure as many measurements as needed to support your work, and comes standard with over 55 separate measurement choices. To distinguish between calculations that are based on ISO standards and those that are not, a graphical ISO logo is displayed next to appropriate measurements. You can also choose to perform statistical calculations on any parameter in the list.
Easy to Use and Powerful
BeamGage is the only beam profiler on the market using modern Windows Vista and Windows 7 navigation tools. The menu system of
BeamGage is easy to learn and easy to use with most controls only one mouse click away.
Pass / Fail with Password Protection for Production Testing
BeamGage allows the user to configure the displayed calculations; set-up the screen layout and password protect the configuration from any changes. This permits secure product testing as well as data collection for Statistical Process Control (SPC), all while assuring the validity of the data. Failures (or successes) can be the impetus for additional actions including a TTL output signal or PC beep and the termination of further
data acquisition.
Multiple Charting Options
You can create strip charts for stability observations on practically any of the calculations options available. Charts enable tracking of short or long term stability of your laser.
Beam Pointing Stability
Open the Pointing Stability Window to collect centroid and peak data from the core system and display it graphically.
View a chart recorder and statistical functions in one interface:
The BGS-USB-SP503-OP BeamGage Profiler comes with standard software, software license, 1/2 inch format 640 x 480 pixel camera with 4.5 mm CCD recess. USB cable and 3 ND filters are also included.
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BGP-USB-SP503-OP |
Laser Beam Profiler, 190-1100 nm, BeamGage Pro |
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In Stock |
4795 |
$4,795.00 |
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BGP-USB-SP503IR-OP |
Laser Beam Profiler, 1440-1605 nm, BeamGage Pro |
0 |
In Stock |
6495 |
$6,495.00 |
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BGS-USB-SP503-OP |
Laser Beam Profiler, 190-1100 nm, BeamGage Standard |
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In Stock |
4295 |
$4,295.00 |
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BGS-USB-SP503IR-OP |
Laser Beam Profiler, 1440-1605 nm, BeamGage Standard |
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In Stock |
5995 |
$5,995.00 |
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