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NOTICE!
Carefully ensure that the laser beam only hits the active area of the sensor to avoid possible head damage and
erroneous power measurements.
WARNING:
To avoid the risk of damaging the absorber do not exceed the maximum limits for power, power density, energy,
and energy density reported in the specifications for each sensor and its associated absorber.
9.2- Using the PcPlug-R Sensors to Measure Laser Power:
refer to the "PcPlug-R - RS-232
1- Select the "Power" Measurement Mode. For detailed instructions please
Communication Interface" document.
2- Select the correct Full Scale Range.
3- Set the Laser to the appropriate setting and fire it.
9.3- Using the PcPlug-R Sensors to Measure Single Shot Energy:
In addition to laser power, Thermopile sensors can be also used to measure the energy of single pulses (single
shots) or the total energy of multiple pulses (burst pulse).
In fact, consistently with the definition of Energy, Thermopile Sensors integrate the power flowing through the
sensor over the time. Since the sensor can take up to several seconds to heat-up and cool down, Thermopile-based
heads are intrinsically slow and can measure one pulse every several seconds; however, since the measurement is
about the transit time of heat flowing through the sensor, there is no limitation (except for the energy density
bearable by the absorber) on how short the pulses are. On the other front, laser pulses can be several msec long
(as is the case of a burst of short pulses that are seen by the sensor as a single long pulse.)
refer to the "PcPlug-R - RS-232
1- Select the "Energy" Measurement Mode. For detailed instructions please
Communication Interface" document.
2- Select the correct Full Scale Range.
3- set the Laser to the appropriate setting; when the green dot at the top left of the screen warns that the
instrument is ready for the measurement, fire the laser.
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