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VARM, LaserCam-HR-InGaAs, C-VARM, BCUBE, C-Mount
Flanges and Barrel
In general, a camera cannot sense less than ~λ/4 total
distortion in the beam, so if a series of lters is used, they
must be made to very exacting laser-grade specications.
Attenuating optics from Coherent are manufactured to
better than a λ/10 surface specication, so at least six optics
in series can be used. Calculate the Low-Distortion Face
Plate (LDFP) and each BCUBE as one optic, and the VARM or
C-VARM as three optics each.
BCUBE, UV-BCUBE, VARM, C-VARM, UV C-VARM and all other Coherent
cameras have female C-Mount threading, making them easy to connect
with the male C-Mount connection ange provided with each attenuator.
Also, all attenuators have 1/4-20 tapped holes for independent post or plate
mounting.
The C-Mount anges (threaded rings) also have a female RMS microscope
thread. This allows a microscope objective to be coupled to the attenuators
and extension barrels in order to create a exible close-up imaging system
for analysis of small/focused beams, ber optics, laser diodes or LEDs.
Avoiding Multi-Filter Beam Distortion
The wavefront distortion through a number of optical lters can be
calculated by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of the
wavefront distortion of the individual components. For example, if the
individual optics are made to λ/10 specications and six are used, a total
λ/4 RMS wavefront distortion will be introduced to the beam:
t = Transmission Value
t = 1.00
t = 1.00
t = 1.00
Laser Beamline
C-Mount Thread
50 mm
(1.97 in.)
70 mm
(2.76 in.)
86 mm
(3.39 in.)
40 mm
(1.57 in.)
IN
FIXED ATTENUATION
VARIABLE ATTENUATION
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
OUT
79.4 mm (3.13 in.)
63.5 mm (2.5 in.)
58.7 mm (2.3 in.)
57.1 mm
(2.25 in.)
44.5 mm
(1.75 in.)
C-Mount
Thread
OUT
IN
5%
40.6 mm
(1.6 in.)
61 mm (2.4 in.)
45.7 mm
(1.8 in.)
46 mm
(1.8 in.)
C-Mount
Thread
VARMC-VARM and UV C-VARM BCUBE and UV-BCUBE
Laser
Cross-
Reference
Index
POWER
& ENERGY
Power
Sensors
Energy
Sensors
Custom
& OEM
BEAM
DIAGNOSTICS
CALIBRATION
& SERVICE
INDICES
Product
Name
Index
Power
& Energy
Meters
Attenuation Optics for Cameras
Beam Diagnostic Accessories
0.1
2
+ 0.1
2
+ 0.1
2
+ 0.1
2
+ 0.1
2
+ 0.1
2
= 0.25
Model VARM C-VARM UV C-VARM BCUBE UV-BCUBE BARREL SET
(Barrels, 3 C-Mount
Flanges)
Wavelength
Min. (nm) 380 380 190 380 190 –
Max. (nm) 2200 2200 1100 2200 2200 –
Attenuation
From 4 x 10
5
:1 10
7
:1 10
5
:1 50:1 50:1 –
To 1:1 3000:1 300:1 10:1 10:1 –
Aperture (mm) 19 17 17 19 19 –
Max. Power Density (W/cm
2
) 1* 1* 1* 2.0 x 10
9
2.0 x 10
9
–
Max. Energy Density (J/cm
2
) 0.1* 0.1* 0.008 50 50 –
Damage Limit
(W/cm
2
) 5 x 10
7
5 x 10
7
– 2.5 x 10
9
2.5 x 10
9
–
(J/cm
2
) 10 10 0.008 50 50 –
Beam Offset (mm) – – – 4.0 4.0 –
Part Number 33-3328-000 33-3336-000 33-6859-000 1098403 1098466 1098426
Device
Specications
*
The maximum power and energy density listed are the levels at which thermal lensing occurs.
Attenuator Selection
Attenuation is selected on the basis of power density in
W/cm
2
or energy density in J/cm
2
. The attenuation from
the camera’s Low-Distortion Face Plate (LDFP) will allow an
average power density of up to 1.2 mW/cm
2
. There are then
only two more steps to attenuation selection:
1) Choose either the VARM or the C-VARM for up to 1W/cm
2
.
2) In addition or alternatively, use a BCUBE beamsplitter
module to pick off between 2% and 10% of the beam
(depending on polarization and wavelength).
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