| The performance of today’s laser systems can strongly affect the success of demanding, modern laser applications. The beams’ size, shape, uniformity or approximation to the expected power distribution, as well as its divergence and mode content can make or break an application. Accurate knowledge of these parameters is essential to the success of any laser-based endeavor. As laser applications push the boundaries of laser performance it is becoming more critical to understand the operating criteria. For over thirty years Ophir-Spiricon has developed instruments to accurately measure critical laser parameters. Our LBA and BeamStar software have led the way. Now with the introduction of BeamGage, Ophir-Spiricon offers the first “new from the ground up” beam profile analysis instrument the industry has experienced in over 10 years. | ||||
| BeamGage® Standard | BeamGage® Professional (all features in Standard plus) | BeamGage® Enterprise (all features in Pro plus) | BeamStar | |
| Features | User selectable for either best "accuracy" or "ease of use" | Applications where "ease of use" is most important | ||
| Supports our patented Ultracal algorithm plus Auto-setup and Auto-exposure capabilities | Operates in either manual setup or Auto-exposure modes | |||
| Extensive set of ISO quantitative measurements | Quantitative measurements, many ISO compliant | |||
| Statistical analysis on all calculated results displayed in real time | Limited statistical results | |||
| Support for USB, Firewire, InGaAs and Pyrocam III | Supports the FX (Firewire) and SP (USB 2.0) lines of cameras | |||
| New Beam Maker® beam simulator for algorithm self validation. | ||||
| Simultaneous 2D and 3D displays | Simultaneous 2D and 3D displays | |||
| Multi-instance, multi-camera use | Single instance single camera use | |||
| Supports camera sharing | ||||
| Supports networked cameras | ||||
| Results synchronised to select models of Ophir power/energy meters | ||||
| Supports Satellite windows on multple monitors | Standard child window design | |||
| Continuous zoom scaling in both 2D and 3D | Fixed 2D zoom settings, continuous 3D scaling | |||
| Window partitioning to allow analysis of multiple beams on a single camera | ||||
| Camera ROI support on USB and Firewire, cameras | Limited ROI support | |||
| Manual and Auto-aperturing to reduce background effects | Manual Aperturing | |||
| Pass-Fail on all results, w/multiple alarm options | Pass-Fail on most results items, not including statistics | |||
| Beam Pointing Stability, scatter plot and stripchart results | Beam Pointing Stability, scatter chart and results | |||
| Full featured logging capabilities that are reloadable | Logging limited to results only | |||
| Industry standard data file format | Proprietary data file format | |||
| Configurable Report Generator that allows cut and paste of results, images and settings. | Somewhat configurable Report Generation using MHT format | |||
| .NET Automation interface that allows for full remote control | Limited ActiveX controls with data and results access | |||
| LabVIEW virtual instruments sample library | ActiveX sample library for LabVIEW, VB6 and VB.NET | |||
| Open accessibility via Visual Studio Tools for computattional customization | Closed application | |||
| Windows XP Pro, Vista-32 and Windows 7-32 compatible | Windows 7-64bit compatible | Windows XP SP2 and Vista-32 compatible | ||