Serial Communication for Quick Integration of Automated Laser Output Measurements

How quickly can you automate laser beam power, energy, or profile measurements in your control environment? Accurate laser performance diagnostics can be integrated into various laser systems and bring multiple benefits, such as tracking several laser units simultaneously, ensuring traceability, improving lab or production efficiency, and planning preventive maintenance before failures happen. Running live diagnostics for dynamic process correction can also benefit from the right predictions based on data gathered using simple tools.

Legrand demonstrates how serial commands can be used in serial terminal emulators for direct laser power measurement and run Python script examples for quick control of laser power detectors to give a good start to your automation strategies. Also, a .NET pipeline will be presented for customized beam profiling.

About the presenter
Félicien Legrand is the US/Canada Sales Manager at Gentec-EO, with 15+ years of field experience in North America for sales of optical measurement instruments and information technology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Université Paris-Sud and a master’s degree in commercialization of scientific instrumentation from Université Bordeaux 1 in the heart of business cluster “Route des Lasers.”