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Pyrocam TM IIIHR & Pyrocam IV Series - 1

3.3.1.5.6 13-355nm and 1.06-3000µm - Pyroelectric Array Camera PyrocamTM IIIHR & Pyrocam IV Series Features ֺ ֺ Spectral ranges available from 13 to 355nm and 1.06 to >3000μm ֺ ֺ Image CO2 lasers, telecom NIR lasers, THz sources and other infrared sources out to Far IR ֺ ֺ Solid state array camera with 1000:1 linear dynamic range for accurate profiling ֺ ֺ Integrated chopper for CW beams and thermal imaging ֺ ֺ Interchangeable windows available for a variety of applications ֺ ֺ Includes BeamGage® Laser Beam Analysis Software for quantitative analysis and image display Pyrocam IIIHR Spiricon has been the world leader in the manufacture of pyroelectric solid-state detector arrays and cameras. For over 25 years the Pyrocam has been the overwhelming camera of choice for Laser Beam Diagnostics of IR and UV lasers and high temperature thermal imaging. Precision, stability, reliability, and versatility have become its proud heritage. The Pyrocam IV offers a 1X1 inch detector array with easy Windows® camera setup and quantitative image display through the BeamGage software, 16 bit digitizer, high-speed Gigabit Ethernet PC interface, and an integral chopper for CW beams and thermal imaging. See Your Beam As Never Before Both Pyrocam cameras create clear and illuminating im ges of your laser beam profile. Displayed in 2D or 3D views, you can immediately a recognize beam characteristics that affect laser performance and operation. This instantly alerts you to detrimental laser variations. Instantaneous feedback enables timely correction and real-time tuning of laser parameters. For example, when an industrial shop foreman saw the CO2 laser beam profile in Figure 1 he knew immediately why that laser was not processing materials the same as the other shop lasers, that had similar profiles shown in Figure 2. Fig. 1. Industrial CO2 laser performing inconsistent processing. The Pyrocam IIIHR offers a 1/2X1/2 inch detector array with easy Windows® camera setup and quantitative image display through the BeamGage software, 16 bit digitizer, versatile Gigabit Ethernet PC interface, and an integral chopper for CW beams and thermal imaging. Fig. 2. Beam profile of industrial CO2 laser making consistently good product. 165 For latest updates please visit our website: www.ophiropt.com/photon

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The Pyrocams measure the beam profile of both pulsed and CW lasers. Since the pyroelectric crystal is an integrating sensor, pulses from femtosecond to 12.8ms can be measured. The pyroelectric crystal only measures changes in intensity, and so is relatively immune to ambient temperature changes. Because CW laser beams must be chopped to create a changing signal, the Pyrocam contains an integra Measuring Terahertz Beam Profiles Spiricon's Pyrocam pyroelectric cameras are an excellent tool for measuring THz lasers and sources. The coating of the crystal absorbs all wavelengths including 1 urn...

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Output of infrared fiber optic. Free Electron laser at 100µm. The Pyrocam is extremely useful in the UV from 13nm to 355nm for Excimer lasers and for tripled or quadrupled Nd:YAG lasers. The detector is stable under UV illumination, without the deterioration experienced by CCD cameras. (The pyroelectric detector operates in the visible spectrum, and can see the alignment HeNe used with CO2 lasers. However, spurious response from the underlying silicon multiplexer creates undesirable performance, and the camera is not recommended for quantitative visible measurements). BeamGage Image...

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BeamGage is the industry’s first beam profiling software to be newly designed, from scratch, using the most advanced tools and technologies. BeamGage is based on UltraCal™, Spiricon’s patented baseline correction algorithm that helped establish the ISO 11146-3 standard for beam measurement accuracy. BeamGage provides high accuracy results, guaranteeing the data baseline (zeropoint reference) is accurate to 1/8th of a digital count on a pixel-by-pixel basis. BeamGage permits the user to employ custom calculations for best fit to an individual application. These user-defined computations are...

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CO2 laser with cavity misalignment. Nd:YAG laser with cavity misalign ent. m The Pyrocam is becoming an essential tool in the maintenance of industrial infrared lasers, especially CO2. The Pyrocam replaces non-electronic mode burns and acrylic blocks by providing higher definition electronic recording of data, and analysis of short term fluctuations. The Pyrocam is superior to other electronic methods of measuring CO2 lasers because the entire beam can be measured in a single pulse, and additional measurements made in real-time. This ensures that the beam did not change during the...

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Noise equivalent power (NEP) Saturation power Damage threshold power Over entire array Peak Power Density PULSED OPERATION Laser pulse rate Pulse width Sensitivity (peak noise limit) Saturation energy Damage threshold Pyrocam IV UV and IR 13 - 355nm 1.06 - 3000µm See selection in Ordering section Interchangeable windows Detector array details Active area Element spacing Number of elements Pixel size CHOPPED CW OPERATION Chopping frequencies Sensitivity (RMS noise limit) Pyrocam IIIHR UV and IR 13 - 355nm 1.06 - 3000µm See selection in Ordering section 2W 8W/CM² (Chopped mode) 4W/CM² (CW in...

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Ordering Information Item Description 13 - 355nm & 1.06 - 3000µm BeamGage Professional and one window is included PY-III-HR-C-A Pyroelectric array detector, chopped, Grade A, one Gigabit Ethernet port, BeamGage Professional GigE to USB3 adaptor, hard shipping case, 3 meter GigE cable, and power supply w/locking connector included. To complete this order you must add an interchangeable window part number to accompany this system (see below) Windows for Pyrocam IIIHR PY-III-HR-W-BK7-1.064 Pyrocam III-HR window assembly, BK7, A/R coated for 1.064μm PY-III-HR-W-SI-1.05-2.5 Pyrocam III-HR window...

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