Beamage User Manual
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1. BEAMAGE-M²
1.1. INCLUDED WITH YOUR BEAMAGE-M2
The following items are included with BEAMAGE-M2:
Description
Part name
Part number
Beamage-M2 module
Beamage-M2 Module
203616
Beamage-4M camera with ND4.0 filter mounted
Beamage-4M
202884
3 m elbowed USB-3 cable
90° USB-3 cable
105048
USB-A to USB-B module control cable
M2 control cable
203617
Power supply 48V M2
M2 Power Supply
203465
Fluoresent card and 85 mm alignment tube
Alignment kit
203848
1/8
” Flat head screwdriver
3/32
” L-key
9/64
” L-key
1.5 mm L-key
Planoconvex lenses (f = 500, 400, 300, 250 and 200 mm)
Camera
’s calibration certificate
Beamage-M2 module conformity certificate
SM1-BNC adapter
USB stick
Pelican transport case
1.2. INTRODUCTION
Gentec-
EO’s Beamage beam profiler now has a powerful ally in its quest towards M
2
measurement: The
Automated M
2
Measurement System, Beamage-M². With its low profile and smart hardware, Beamage-M²
is easy to set up on any optical table. Intended for use with a Beamage camera, equipped with a rapid
translation stage, and integrated in the PC-Beamage software, an M
2
measurement can be done in less
than 1 minute. It comes with a complete set of 2
″ optics, the only one on the market allowing you to directly
measure >1
″ beams. No need to add uncertainties by further shrinking the beam!
The M
2
factor can be considered a quantitative indicator of a laser beam quality. In terms of propagation, it
is an indicator of closeness to an ideal Gaussian beam at the same wavelength. Paired with a Beamage-
4M beam profiling camera, the Beamage-M² module provides a very quick M² measurement directly in the
PC-Beamage software.
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