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Operation Manual 

 

Thorlabs Instrumentation 

 
 

Optical Power Meter System 

 

PM10-3 

PM10-10 

 
 

 

 

 

2006 

 

 

      

Summary of Contents for PM10-10

Page 1: ...Operation Manual Thorlabs Instrumentation Optical Power Meter System PM10 3 PM10 10 2006 ...

Page 2: ...Version 1 04 M0009 510 405 Date 12 05 2006 Copyright 2005 Thorlabs ...

Page 3: ...chnical Data 7 2 4 1 PM10 Thermal Head Interface 7 2 4 2 S210A 3W Thermal Sensor 8 2 4 3 S212A 10W Thermal Sensor 9 3 Calibration and Warranty 10 3 1 Calibration 10 3 2 Warranty 10 4 Service and maintenance 12 4 1 General Care 12 4 2 Cleaning 12 4 3 Battery replacement 12 4 4 Repair 13 4 5 Certifications and Compliances 14 4 6 Thorlabs End of Life policy WEEE 15 4 6 1 Waste treatment on your own r...

Page 4: ... ideas and suggestions Therefore please let us know about possible criticism or ideas We and our international partners are looking forward to hearing from you Thorlabs Attention This manual contains WARNINGS and ATTENTION label in this form to indicate danger for persons or possible damage of equip ment Please read these advises carefully NOTE This manual also contains NOTES and HINTS written in ...

Page 5: ...Do not operate the power meter if its panels are removed or any of the interior circuitry is exposed Do not operate the power meter in wet or damp conditions or in an explosive atmosphere Operate the power meter only within the specified voltage range Do not apply voltage outside the specified range of the input connec tions Do not operate the power meter if there are suspected failures Refer dama...

Page 6: ...iate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Standard shielding and filtering measures have to be undertaken to a...

Page 7: ...com for new sensors that will enhance the PM10 system The unit is powered by a 6V photo battery for long life operating times 2 1 Parts List Accessories The power meter system consists of the following items PM10 thermal head interface Operation manual Depending on the order code the power meter system comes with one of the sensors given below PM10 3 S210A Thermal Power Head 20mW 3W 250nm 10 6µm P...

Page 8: ...ting Elements PM10 page 4 2 2 Operating Elements Figure 1 PM10 Front Panel Figure 2 PM10 Side Panel On Switch and Gain Selector Probe Zero Adjust Low Battery Indicator DB9 Sensor Jack Analog Output DVM in GND V ...

Page 9: ...y Indicator The red LED lights up when the battery voltage gets under a level where the measurement gets influenced When the LED is flashing it is time to replace the battery DB9 Sensor Jack Accepts all Thorlabs S2xxA series detectors Analog Output These two banana connectors output a voltage from 0 0 to 2 0V corresponding to the gain setting 2 3 Operating Instruction 1 Connect the Thermal Sensor ...

Page 10: ... the Optical Power Place the sensor in the path of the laser beam and read the optical power on the display of the connected DVM Note The decimal point of the voltage reading may not correspondent to the decimal point of the optical power Attention Refer to the sensor data sheet and pay attention to the optical damage threshold Exceeding these values will permanently destroy the sensor ...

Page 11: ...orage Temperature 20 C 70 C Meter Specifications Measurement Range 10mW to 100W Sensor dependent Gain Stages X 100 X 1000 Power Resolution 0 1 full scale DVM dependent Meter Response Time 1 sec Within 2 of final value Analog Output 0 to 2 2V Corresponding to Gain Setting Accuracy 1 full scale Power Supply Battery Operation 6V Lithium V28PXL 2CR1 3N Customer Replaceable Low Battery indicator LED in...

Page 12: ...250nm 10 6µm Sensor Thermal Input aperture 19mm 3 4 Distance to detector 8 0mm 0 315 Aperture thread 3 4 32 Optical power range 20mW 3W Resolution 1mW Measurement Standard NIST traceable Measurement uncertainty 5 Optical damage threshold 200W cm CW 3 3J cm 1ms pulse 1064nm 50mJ cm 20ns pulse 1064nm Size 33 0mm x 63 5mm 1 3 x 2 5 Weight 0 51kg 1 13lbs ...

Page 13: ... 250nm 10 6µm Sensor Thermal Input aperture 12 7mm 1 2 Distance to detector 55 9mm 2 20 Aperture thread none Optical power range 20mW 10W Resolution 1mW Measurement Standard NIST traceable Measurement uncertainty 5 Optical damage threshold 200W cm CW 3 3J cm 1ms pulse 1064nm 50mJ cm 20ns pulse 1064nm Size 81 3mm x 63 5mm 3 2 x 2 5 Weight 0 51kg 1 13lbs ...

Page 14: ...bs will see to defaults by repair or by exchange if these are entitled to warranty For warranty repairs or service the unit must be sent back to Thorlabs Germany or to a place determined by Thorlabs The customer will carry the shipping costs to Thorlabs in case of warranty repairs Thorlabs will carry the shipping costs back to the customer If no warranty repair is applicable the customer also has ...

Page 15: ...ication misuse or operation outside the defined ambient conditions stated by us or unauthorized maintenance Further claims will not be consented to and will not be acknowledged Thorlabs does explicitly not warrant the usability or the economical use for certain cases of application Thorlabs reserves the right to change this instruction manual or the technical data of the described unit at any time...

Page 16: ...ater or use solvent base cleaners The sensors on the thermal heads cannot be cleaned Gently blow off any debris using compressed air If any scratches or other signs of damage remain on the sensor area contact Thorlabs service department for repair or replacement 4 3 Battery replacement To change the battery open the two screws in the bottom of the interface box and lift off the cover Replace batte...

Page 17: ...4 Repair The power meter system does not contain any components to be repaired by the user If any disturbances in function should occur please contact Thorlabs prior to sending the respective unit to Thorlabs Germany for repair ...

Page 18: ...ent control and laboratory use including Class A Radiated and Conducted Emissions and Immunity 1 2 IEC 61000 4 2 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Performance criterion C 1 IEC 61000 4 3 Radiated RF Electromagnetic Field Immunity Performance criterion A 1 IEC 61000 4 4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity Performance criterion C 1 1 For full compliance with these standards this unit must be ope...

Page 19: ...e EC still complete not disassembled and not contaminated As the WEEE directive applies to self contained operational electrical and electronic products this end of life take back service does not refer to other Thorlabs products such as pure OEM products that means assemblies to be built into a unit by the user e g OEM laser driver cards components mechanics and optics left over parts of units di...

Page 20: ...cts during decomposition The aim of the European RoHS directive is to reduce the content of toxic substances in electronic products in the future The intent of the WEEE directive is to enforce the recycling of WEEE A controlled recycling of end of live products will thereby avoid negative impacts on the environment Figure 4 Crossed out wheelie bin symbol ...

Page 21: ...0 Phone 973 579 7227 Fax 973 383 8406 Email sales thorlabs com Internet http www thorlabs com Thorlabs Japan Inc 435 Route 206 Newton NJ 07860 Phone 81 3 5977 8401 Fax 81 3 5977 8402 Email sales thorlabs com Internet http www thorlabs jp Our company is also represented by several distributors and sales offices throughout the world Please call our hotline send an E mail to ask for your nearest dist...

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