Buying Beam Quality Measurement Devices
Different types of devices are available for measuring laser beam quality, typically in terms of beam parameter product or M2 factor. These measurements are crucial for evaluating and optimizing the performance of laser systems in industrial, medical, and research applications.
Making Good Purchase Decisions
RP Photonics helps to not only to find all relevant suppliers, but also to make good purchase decisions:
Learning Resources
With its comprehensive resources, RP Photonics helps you to well prepare purchase decisions:
- Encyclopedia article: beam quality
- Related article: M2 factor
- Spotlight article: "What Is a High Laser Beam Quality?"
- Spotlight article: "Beam Quality Measurements Can Easily Go Wrong"
Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying beam quality measurement devices: measurement precision, resolution, range of allowed input powers and beam radii, user interface, ease of use, compatibility with laser systems, data analysis capabilities, response time, software integration, size and weight, mounting options, maintenance requirements.
For responsible purchase decisions, we recommend applying good practices.
Find Suppliers for Beam Quality Measurement Devices
24 suppliers for beam quality measurement devices are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 4 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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DataRay Inc. 31 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Ste 1 Monterey, CA 93940 United States See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 3353)! |
DataRay's products offer multiple ways to measure beam quality: M2 measurements to ISO 11146 may be made using a beam profiling camera, or a Beam'R2 scanning slit beam profiler, mounted on an M2DU translation stage. |
A Platformer in the Laser Industry Kokyo, Inc.131 Takeda Nishidangawaracho Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612–8429 Japan |
Kokyo's beam profiler (developd by ourselves) supports your laser beam measurements:
Kokyo offers different packages:
The software (LaseView) also offers a free trial during 7 days. |
Partners for accuracy Gentec Electro-Optics, Inc.445 St-Jean-Baptiste, Suite 160 Quebec, QC Canada G2E 5N7 See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 957)! |
The BEAMAGE-M2 is an automated laser beam quality measurement system. It is the only M2 system on the market equipped with a complete set of 50-mm optics. Also, the sensor is 11.3 × 11.3 mm. Two beam-steering mirrors are included for quick and easy alignment of your laser into the system. The internal mirrors are factory-aligned and the pre-set height also simplifies the alignment. The low-profile ingenious mechanics make it easy to fit the device on any optical table. The calculations are fully compliant to the ISO 11146 and 13694 standards. Make a complete, ISO-compliant measurement in only 20 seconds with the ROI feature, and in less than a minute with full-frame acquisition. In the easy-to-navigate software, both automatic and manual settings are available, so data points can be added or removed even after an automatic scan is completed. |
Femto Easy Batiment Gienah, Cite de la Photonique 11 avenue de Canteranne 33600 Pessac France See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 4027)! |
Femto Easy offers various types of BeamPro beam profilers with different specifications:
They all come with a powerful and user-friendly software. |
Other Suppliers | |
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Acal BFi Germany | |
CINOGY Technologies GmbH Germany | |
Coherent Corp. United States | |
CVI Laser Optics United States | |
GMP SA, Büro Zürich Switzerland | |
Haas Laser Technologies, Inc. United States | |
Invigon GmbH Germany | |
Laser Components GmbH Germany | |
Market Tech, Inc. United States | |
Metrolux Germany | |
Mountain Photonics GmbH Germany | |
Newport Corporation United States | |
Oelabs Inc. China | |
Ophir Optronics Solutions Ltd. Israel | |
PHASICS France | |
Polytec GmbH Germany | |
PRIMES GmbH Germany | |
Soliton Laser- und Messtechnik GmbH Germany | |
STANDA Ltd. Lithuania | |
Wavelength Opto-Electronic (S) Pte Ltd Singapore |