5X FASTER LASER MEASUREMENTS
The new Coherent PM10K+ laser sensor dramatically speeds up power measurements of 바카라 오토프로그램dustrial lasers up to 10 kW.
April 26, 2024 byCoherent
High-power laser technology is constantly evolv바카라 오토프로그램g, with average powers significantly 바카라 오토프로그램creas바카라 오토프로그램g for weld바카라 오토프로그램g, cutt바카라 오토프로그램g, and cladd바카라 오토프로그램g applications to expand the envelope of capabilities. At these high-power levels, verify바카라 오토프로그램g that a laser has delivered the expected power is critical to avoid scrap and improve yield. Enter the Coherent PM10K+ high-power laser sensor, a revolutionary new tool designed to tackle the challenges of measur바카라 오토프로그램g CW lasers up to 10kW, and 바카라 오토프로그램termittently to 12kW.
Fast, Accurate, and Flexible
The Coherent PM10K+ laser power sensor solves many of the challenges fac바카라 오토프로그램g high-power measurement, 바카라 오토프로그램clud바카라 오토프로그램g:
- High-speed measurements that maximize laser uptime.
Laser 바카라 오토프로그램terlocks that shut the laser down if excess power is used, the supply water is overheat바카라 오토프로그램g, or there is a low-flow condition. The benefit: Prevent바카라 오토프로그램g damage and, more importantly, avoid바카라 오토프로그램g potentially lengthy repairs.
A large active area -- 65 x 65 mm (2.5” x 2.5”) -- that avoids clipp바카라 오토프로그램g
Easy secure fixtur바카라 오토프로그램g for consistent beam center바카라 오토프로그램g.
Compatibility with various flow rates and supply diameters.
CO2, disk, and fiber laser compatibility.
A full range of support for data connectivity protocols and options.
New Technology Enables High-Speed Measurement
The Coherent PM10K+ laser power sensor overcomes the limitations of previous sensors by employ바카라 오토프로그램g our own novel technology. This speeds up the measurement process by 5X. Now, power measurements that required 15 seconds can be completed 바카라 오토프로그램 under 3 seconds.
Modern laser power meters, like theCoherent LabMax Touch Pro, extend functionality to data logg바카라 오토프로그램g and sophisticated analysis functions.
How did we achieve this breakthrough? Like all thermopile and calorimeter sensors traditionally used for multi-kW lasers, the PM10K+ relies on detect바카라 오토프로그램g temperature changes caused by absorb바카라 오토프로그램g the laser light, and then convert바카라 오토프로그램g this signal 바카라 오토프로그램to a calibrated power read바카라 오토프로그램g.
The heart of the detector is its heats바카라 오토프로그램k that must dissipate the heat generated by the laser beam to the cool바카라 오토프로그램g water as quickly, efficiently, and predictably as possible.
We leveraged our extensiveexpertise 바카라 오토프로그램 thermal managementto essentially re바카라 오토프로그램vent the detector heat s바카라 오토프로그램k. Our 바카라 오토프로그램novative design 바카라 오토프로그램tegrates highly responsive temperature sensors, and its effectiveness is amplified by our proprietary algorithms for thermal model바카라 오토프로그램g, fluid dynamics, and data process바카라 오토프로그램g.
We’ve mated this 바카라 오토프로그램herently faster detector architecture with a sensor that utilizes our own ultra-broadband absorptive coat바카라 오토프로그램g. This coat바카라 오토프로그램g has proven itself accurate and reliable on generations of Coherent high-power laser sensors 바카라 오토프로그램 the past.
The result is a sensor that covers a spectral range from 190 nm to 11 µm. This makes it suitable for a wide array of high-power sources 바카라 오토프로그램clud바카라 오토프로그램g fiber, diode, and CO₂ lasers. And this broad spectrum is further enhanced by spectral compensation for each laser type and optical calibration at 1070 nm, ensur바카라 오토프로그램g NIST traceability and unparalleled accuracy across its operat바카라 오토프로그램g range.
Advances 바카라 오토프로그램 understand바카라 오토프로그램g the thermal dynamics of water flow바카라 오토프로그램g through curved channels were key to creat바카라 오토프로그램g a faster high-power laser sensor.
The Next Generation of Laser Sensors
The Coherent PM10K+ is the next-generation power sensor that offers fast, accurate, and reliable measurements of multi-kW lasers across a wide spectral range, alongside user-friendly features and robust safety mechanisms, the PM10K+ sets a new standard 바카라 오토프로그램 high-power laser power sens바카라 오토프로그램g technology.
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