Mar 11 2015
Barcelona-based lasertech manufacturer Radiantis recently added a fully-integrated optical power meter to its expanding range of compact products. The PowerSense incorporates both the detector head and power meter under the same enclosure, allowing the widest range of power levels (across 1 nW to 20 W) to be measured with a single detector head.
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This ability to eliminate the need to acquire several heads for different power ranges - thus improving usability and reducing cost – has already led to it being described by many users as ‘the only power meter you will ever need’.
It was well received by both new and existing customers when it was exhibited and demonstrated at the recent BIOS EXPO 2015 and the Photonics West Fair in San Francisco.
“The PowerSense is a competitively priced product which not only offers customers a multi-purpose power meter, but one which provides great flexibility over a wide power range and an fast readout speed at high power levels,” said Radiantis CEO Sara Otero.
It is offered for different spectral ranges, covering 200 - 1000 nm and 800 - 1800 nm as standard products. Deep UV (from 25 nm) and longer infrared (to 8 µm) versions are available by special request.
This convenient and user-friendly photodiode-based power meter provides millisecond level of response time with readings being sent at a rate of approximately 100 transfers per second to a PC via a high-speed USB interface.
The PowerSense’s small footprint and low weight render it a very portable device, ideal for real-time monitoring of optical power generated by any light source, including lasers. It can be used in scientific applications, laser maintenance and installation, or as a hand-held device for optical power inspection.
It has M4 and 8 - 32 threaded holes in its base to allow for mounting onto standard optical posts and a variable iris attenuator option, which can be used to reduce back-reflected light. An optional optical fiber input can also be used with the system.