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THORLABS PM100D Quick Reference

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Thorlabs Instrumentation
Optical Power and Energy Meter
PM100D
2009

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  • Page 1 Quick Reference Thorlabs Instrumentation Optical Power and Energy Meter PM100D 2009...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    All statements regarding safety of operation and technical data in the instruction manual will only apply when the unit is operated corectly. The power meter PM100D must not be operated in explosion endangered environments! Sensor, photodiode and control inputs and outputs must only be connected with duly shielded connection cables.

  • Page 3: General Information

    1 General Information The PM100D Handheld Optical Power and Energy Meter is designed to measure the optical power of laser light or other monochromatic or near monochromatic light sources and the energy of pulsed light sources. The space-saving, battery powered design and compatibility to all Thorlabs “C- Series”...

  • Page 4: Physical Overview

    2.3 Physical Overview Function Keys: Navigation: Enter/Edit: Wavelength: λ Relative Measure: Δ Backlight: Figure 1 Front Panel On/Off Switch USB Connector Sensor Connector (DB9 female) DC Input (Charger) Analog Output (SMA) Figure 2 Side Panel Mounting Thread 1/4“-20 SD Card Slot Figure 3 Bottom View...
  • Page 5 Pull here to lift the support Removable protective Rubber boot Figure 4 Rear View Header Line with Sensor Information, Date/Time and Battery state Status Line with Annunciators Main Display Configurable Configurable Sub Display Sub Display Bar Graph Tool Tip Text Menu Soft Buttons Figure 5...

  • Page 6: Operating The Pm100D

    These can easily identified against older versions of Thorlabs power or energy sensors by their red connector housing. The console will not recognize sensors from the ‘A’ and ‘B’ series. Please contact Thorlabs for upgrading of old sensors with ‘C-Series’ connectors.
  • Page 7 Sets the unit to the local line frequency 50Hz/60Hz to avoid aliasing effects Default sensor Sets the PM100D in a mode to measure photo current, thermal voltage or peak voltage from a pyro- electric detector. See user manual. - Console Settings...

  • Page 8: Power And Energy Measurement In The Numeric Display

    3.2.2 Power and Energy Measurement in the Numeric Display The numeric display contains a large configurable measurement value, two small sub displays for additional measurement information, and a bar-graph that shows the saturation degree of the chosen measurement range. To control and configure the numeric display the soft buttons in the top level are arranged as following: 3.2.2.1 Range Control Up to 6 power corresponding current and 4 power / energy corresponding voltage...
  • Page 9 Frequency: Displays the frequency of a power signal or the repetition rate for pulsed laser sources Temperature: Shows the sensor head temperature. Off: Hides the left sub-display Max Val: Maximum level until MAX RESET is pressed in main display unit. Max/Min: Ratio between maximum and minimum.

  • Page 10: Display Options

    3.2.2.7 Relative Measurements Δ Switches on and off the relative measurement mode The main display will set to zero, the offset and the absolute power or energy value will be displayed in the sub displays. The bar graph and needle display will change to a measurement range from -10% to +10% of the set range 3.2.3 Display Options 3.2.3.1 Needle Display...

  • Page 11: Analog Output

    The PM100D optical power meter contains a USB 2.0 interface. When connecting the PM100D to the PC first time, a new hardware will be found. For proper installing the PM100D it requires a NI-VISA runtime version on the PC (available on the National Instruments website www.ni.com) or from the data carrier that...

  • Page 12: Addresses

    Email: sales@thorlabs.com Web: www.thorlabs.com techsupport@thorlabs.com Web: www.thorlabs.com Japan China Thorlabs China Thorlabs Japan, Inc. Higashi Ikebukuro Oasis Middlering Centre Q Building 1st floor 2-23-2 3 Building 712 Room Toshima-ku, 915 Zhen Bei Road Shanghai Tokyo 170-0013 Japan China Sales and Support...

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