Pyro-C Laser Energy Sensors
Ophir
Ophir Photonics Group has unveiled the Pyro-C line of pyroelectric laser energy sensors. An upgrade to the company's PE line of pyroelectric pulsed sensors, the Pyro-C detectors provide low measurable energy, a long measurable pulse width and high accuracy.
They are compact devices that have a user-adjustable threshold, preventing false readings in noisy environments.
They combine a high damage threshold and high repetition rates with a wide range of wavelengths, from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared. They accurately measure high-repetition-rate lasers over a broad spectral range from 150 nm to 12 µm.
The line includes the PE10-C with measureable energy down to 1 µJ and repetition rates to 25 kHz, with a 12-mm aperture; the PE25-C/PE50-C with energies from 8 µJ to 10 J, repetition rates to 10 kHz, pulse widths to 5 ms, and 24.5- and 46-mm apertures; and the PE50-DIF-C with a diffuser to produce high energy densities to 1 J/cm2.
The sensors use a single diffuser to cover the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared wavelengths. They can measure millions of pulses with no change in calibration. Built-in wavelength correction and high damage thresholds ensure the accuracy and repeatability needed for laser measurement applications from photolithography to Nd:YAG laser welding.