Pyroelectric and Photodiode Energy Sensors
StarBright User Manual
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8.4.1
Zeroing the Energy Sensor Against the StarBright Meter
For most accurate calibration, you should zero the Pyroelectric energy sensor against the
StarBright it is being used with. This is important since there is a slight variation of Pyroelectric
reading from meter to meter. After this is done, the sensor is “conditioned” to work with the
particular StarBright the zeroing was done against. It is not necessary to do this procedure again
unless the StarBright is used with a different sensor. If the procedure is not done, errors of 2% or
so can occur.
To zero the instrument against the energy sensor:
1.
Make sure the sensor is in a quiet environment and not subject to pulsed radiation.
2.
Press
Menu
and select
Instrument
.
3.
Press
Zero
and
Start
. Wait until “Zeroing completed successfully” appears.
Figure
8-1 Pyroelectric Zeroing
4.
Press
Exit
to return to previous screen.
After you have done zeroing, you do not have to do it again when used with the same type of
meter. If you have zeroed it against a different type of meter, then a different value has been
saved and when used with a StarBright again, you should zero it again.
8.4.2
Setting Measurement Parameters When Using Energy Sensors
To set measurement parameters when using energy sensors:
1.
Set
Range
to the correct manual range that is the lowest one that is larger than the expected
maximum pulse energy of the laser.
Warning:
While
measuring pulsing lasers,
erroneous energy readings will result if the energy
range is not set up correctly.
