Beam Cube User Guide Introduction
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Contents
1
Introduction ...................................................................... 5
1.1
Manual Overview.................................................................5
1.2
System Requirements .........................................................6
2
System Components and Setup ..................................... 7
2.1
Package Contents ...............................................................7
2.2
Beam Cube Assembly.........................................................7
2.3
Beam Cube External Interfaces ..........................................8
3
Software Installation and Registration ......................... 10
3.1
Spiricon SP Camera Registration and Installation ............10
3.2
StarLab Software Installation (optional) ............................10
3.3
Oscilloscope Software Installation (Optional) ....................11
4
Setting up for Measurements ........................................ 12
4.1
Positioning the Beam Cube and the Laser Under Test .....12
4.2
Electrical Connections.......................................................13
4.3
Setup for Beam Profiling and Operation............................14
4.4
Setup for Power/Energy Measurement using the USB
Interface ............................................................................18
4.5
Setup for Temporal Pulse Shape Measurement ...............19
5
Beam Profile Measurement ........................................... 21
5.1
Default Startup ..................................................................21
5.2
Add Panel..........................................................................22
5.3
2D Display .........................................................................23
