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Features
• CW laser beam shape, power and position measurements
• Beam sizes from 3 μm to 9 mm with 0.1 μm resolution and
high dynamic range
• Real-time Windows display, analysis and data logging system
• Wavelengths from 190 nm to 1800 nm
BeamMaster is a high-precision, multiple knife-edge
scanning laser beam proler which can be congured to
sample, measure and display cross-sectional proles and/
or 2D and 3D image plots in real time up to 5 Hz. Selectable
averaging of 1 to 20 samples provides noise reduction and
maximizes measurement accuracy. Data can be collected,
displayed, stored and continuously streamed to the RS-232
port. All screen images can be captured and stored, or be
printed to any Windows-supported printer.
BeamMaster can measure focused beam spots as small as
3 µm with 0.1 µm resolution and has an aperture as large as
9 mm with 1 µm resolution for larger beams. Measurements
can be made from 190 nm to 1100 nm (Si-Enhanced) and
from 800 nm to 1800 nm (InGaAs). Input powers can
be as low as 10 µW. There is automatic gain control and
two internal distortion-free optical attenuation lters are
included (Si-Enhanced models)
Multiple Knife-Edges for Greater Resolution and Accuracy
BeamMaster is an advancement over the more common
types of beam prolers, which use two orthogonal knife-
edges or slits to scan the beam prole. The BeamMaster
model BM-7 uses seven individual knife-edges on a rotating
drum to scan the beam through seven different axes in a
single rotation. This provides more accurate measurements
of the true beam shape and dimensions by tomographically
combining the data from all seven scans to reconstruct a
prole of the beam. This technique also makes locating the
angular orientation of elliptical beam major/minor axes
much easier than searching by rotating the sensor head
around the optical beam axis. For applications with circular
or near-Gaussian beams, the lower-cost BM-3, with only three
knife-edges, is also available.
105 mm
(4.13 in.)
3.5 mm
(0.14 in.)
50 mm
(1.97 in.)
87 mm (3.43 in.)
35.2 mm
(1.39 in.)
52.5 mm
(2.07 in.)
2x 8-32
Thread
8-32
Thread
Entrance
Aperture
Removable Filter
(UV and Si only)
BM-7:
15.1 mm (0.6 in.)
BM-3:
13.1 mm (0.5 in.)
BM-3: 13.1 mm (0.5 in.)
BM-7: 15.1 mm (0.6 in.)
3x 8-32
Thread
8-32
Thread
Laser
Cross-
Reference
Index
POWER
& ENERGY
Power
Sensors
Energy
Sensors
Custom
& OEM
BEAM
DIAGNOSTICS
CALIBRATION
& SERVICE
INDICES
Product
Name
Index
Power
& Energy
Meters
BeamMaster System (rotational mount shown is an
option and is not included)
Knife-Edge Beam Proler
BeamMaster
Effectively
scans
beam normal
to the
knife-edge
Drum
Circum-
ference
Drum
Inter-
changeable
Filter
Sensor
Beam
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