Photon inc. - Family of Products - hardware, software, and accessories

Photon inc. Family of Products

Photon Inc. manufactures instruments that measure the spatial properties of light from virtually any light source—lasers, LDs, LEDs, optical fiber, waveguides, VCSELS or quantum dots—with exceptional accuracy, repeatability, and reliability. Photon instruments:

Measure and analyze light sources and components for rapid collimation and alignment of optical systems.

Characterize pulsed and CW beams for fast and accurate analysis of near- and far-field irradiance distribution patterns, providing ISO Standard laser beam parameters as well as optical fiber parameters.

Provide complete spectral response from <200nm to over 20µm, for applications in the UV, visible, near-, mid-, and far infrared.

Photon products:

Beam Profiler Wizard
Photon can assist you in selecting the right instrument for your specific needs. Simply click on the Start Wizard button below and answer a few questions about your light source. The Wizard will step you through to information on the profiler that is best for you. You can then submit your answers and the solution to Photon for a quotation or further discussion with our technical staff.

NanoScan, the newest slit-based profiler, provides nanometer accuracy and precision for both beam pointing and width measurements, allowing rapid, precise optical alignment and component assembly with orders of magnitude greater precision than BeamScan. Using two slits to obtain orthogonal beam widths with one mechanical motion, it provides real-time measurements up to every 50ms (20Hz update rate).
Camera-Based Profilers Camera based profiler solutions provide highly accurate measurements on both pulsed and CW lasers over a wide range of wavelengths, beam widths and power/energy levels.
Near-Field Profilers Near-field profiling is a common technique used to analyze small laser beams and other sources such as laser diodes, VCSELs, optical fiber, and/or waveguides. The technique involves a microscope objective lens to image the beam onto a detector. Photon has several near-field profiling instrument to fit a variety of applications..
Far-Field Profilers use goniometric radiometer technology to provide real-time measurements of divergent light sources. Based on a patented scanning method in which neither the source nor the detector moves, user obtains full 3D hemispheric irradiance measurements with greater resolution and speed than tradition goniometric techniques.
The LED Profiler is a far-field profiler that generates high dynamic range light intensity profiles of LEDs. The system characterizes the LED profile over a 260 degree wide range-of-view, and generates a complete, 3D profile of the test source. A thermo-electric cooled vacuum chuck option is also available to test bare-chip LEDs over a range of temperatures.
Legacy Products - Earlier generation Photon products still sold, serviced, and supported.

Online Data Sheets:
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Data Sheets (PDF file format):
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NanoScan Brochure - all you need to know about NanoScan, Photon's NIST traceable scanning slit laser beam profiler.

NanoScan High Precision Beam Profiler - New BeamScan with highest dynamic range in scanning slit technology, providing sub-micron accuracy for beam size and position.

High Power NanoScan Beam Profiler - Newest high power BeamScan with highest dynamic range in scanning slit technology, providing sub-micron accuracy for beam size and position.

NanoModeScan - The ModeScan adds the flexibility and speed of the NanoScan to Photon's ModeScan M-squared measurement instrument, designed to supply an automated solution for the laser production environment.

Rayleigh Range Fixture Option for NanoScan/BeamScan (RAL-FXT) - Quick M² measurements

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Camera Brochure - Info on the latest cameras, attenuators and optics for fast, easy, accurate beam profiling.

ModeScan Model 1780 - Real-Time M² Measurements.

FireWire BeamPro - 12-bit Beam Profiler with FireWire (IEEE 1394) Connectivity and High Dynamic Range

USBeamPro - 10-bit CMOS camera with USB 2.0 computer interface--small and easy-to-use with Photon's BeamPro software - temporarily unavailable

ATP-K and Other Beam Attenuators

Platen Profiler - Photon's Platen Profiler is a real-time printhead diagnostic instrument designed for manufacturing, aligning, and testing Laser Scan Units (LSU) and laser printers.

Platen Profiler Model 2424S - Multiple Beam Analyzer for LED Arrays and Scanning Laser Beams.

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NanoScan Near Field Profiler - Measuring the near field of sources such as laser diodes, VCSELs, optical fiber, and/or waveguides.

Camera-Based Near-Field Profilers - used to analyze small laser beams and other sources such as optical fiber and waveguides.

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LED Profiler - Generates high dynamic range light intensity profiles of LEDs.

LD 8900 - Far-Field Profiler - Measures spatial distribution of divergent sources in the far field

LD 8900R - Wide Dynamic Range Far-Field Profiler - Wide dynamic range measurement of divergent sources in the far field

LD8900/8900R Adapter plates - Standard and custom adapter plates for a variety of sources

LD 8900 HDR - Photon's newest far-field profiler provides very high dynamic range (up to 93 dB) for fast and accurate measurements of optical components and meets TIA/EIA Standards for MFD, A_eff, and NA measurements of optical fiber.

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Models 1180/1280 - BeamScan Controller Electronics Module. Beam size display meter with BNC connector for analog profiles. Use Model 1280 with dual-axis scan heads, and Model 1180 for single-axis scan heads

Legacy Products - Earlier generation Photon products still sold, serviced, and supported.