{"id":240,"count":2,"description":"We offer integrating spheres made from a special polymer suitable for the wavelength range 250nm \u2013 2.5 \u00b5m. For longer wavelengths in the range 700nm \u2013 20 \u00b5m, a gold coating on a rough, metallic surface is used. Since lasers in this spectral range are usually also high power, we use solid copper as a thermally conductive substrate material. By choosing the size of the integrating sphere, the overall sensitivity of the system can be adjusted. In addition, the detector is independent of inhomogeneities in power density and polarization. The detector is also independent of the incidence location and angle of the laser radiation.\r\n\r\nHigh power measurements are often performed using thermopile detectors. Thermopiles however, have the disadvantage of reacting very slowly \u2013 typical risetimes leading to measurement periods of 1 second at best. The combination of an integrating sphere and a photodiode based power meter opens the possibility of measuring high power fluctuations on a \u00b5s time scale.\r\n\r\nOur\u00a0polymer integrating spheres\u00a0are machined from solid material \u2013 not coated. The robust devices are perfect for measuring laser power in the visible to NIR.We offer a wide range of sizes from 10mm to 100mm. The smaller sizes are compatible with our OPM150 series of power meters.Just plug it in to your USB port and start measuring!\r\n\r\n<strong>Specifications Polymer<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \tFibre ports: SMA and FC\r\n \tPhotodiodes: Si, Ge, InGaAs, VIS-enhanced InGaAs, IR-extended InGaAs\r\n \tSphere inner diameters: 10mm, 20mm, 50mm, 100mm\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0gold integrating spheres\u00a0are designed for high power applications in the near to mid\r\ninfrared (NIR and MIR). These quality spheres provide exceptional power handling capability with air cooled and liquid cooled versions to choose from.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specifications Gold<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \tSMA fibre ports\r\n \tStandard 2 port design (eg: Power and spectrometer). Four ports on request.\r\n \tPower density: 5000W\/cm\u00b2\r\n \tWavelength range: 650nm \u2013 20 \u00b5m\r\n","link":"https:\/\/stagingphotonics.laser2000.co.uk\/?product_cat=integrating-spheres","name":"Integrating Spheres","slug":"integrating-spheres","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":235,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.6 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Integrating Spheres - Laser 2000<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Integrating Spheres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We offer integrating spheres made from a special polymer suitable for the wavelength range 250nm \u2013 2.5 \u00b5m. 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Our\u00a0polymer integrating spheres\u00a0are machined from solid material \u2013 not coated. The robust devices are perfect for measuring laser power in the visible to NIR.We offer a wide range of sizes from 10mm to 100mm. The smaller sizes are compatible with our OPM150 series of power meters.Just plug it in to your USB port and start measuring! Specifications Polymer  Fibre ports: SMA and FC  Photodiodes: Si, Ge, InGaAs, VIS-enhanced InGaAs, IR-extended InGaAs  Sphere inner diameters: 10mm, 20mm, 50mm, 100mm The\u00a0gold integrating spheres\u00a0are designed for high power applications in the near to mid infrared (NIR and MIR). These quality spheres provide exceptional power handling capability with air cooled and liquid cooled versions to choose from. Specifications Gold  SMA fibre ports  Standard 2 port design (eg: Power and spectrometer). Four ports on request.  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