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Laser Power & Energy Meters

Gentec Electro-optics has an impressive 30-year track record of innovation and providing quality laser power meters and laser energy meters that meet the highest performance standards. Their products include thermopile, pyroelectric, calorimeter and CCD laser power & energy detectors, diffractive optics and analog/digital laser power meters and laser energy meters.


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Gentec laser beam measurement catalogue
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  • Contains detailed specifications on all detectors & monitors
  • Includes details of new photodetector & thermal absorber detectors
  • Beam diagnostics section
  • Detector spectral absorbtion curves
  • Special OEM detector section


Gentec SOLO2 Laser Power & Energy Meter

The new SOLO2 is Gentec's flagship laser power and energy meter. Its hand-held design with easy-to-use Microsoft Windows CE software makes it perfect for lab or field use. The SOLO2 is fully USB enabled and is supplied with PC-SOLO control and acquisition software allowing the user to take and store data via their PC.

Gentec SOLO2 laser power meter



Gentec UNO Laser Power Meter

The new UNO is Gentec's easy-to-use, handheld laser power meter that reads both thermal and photo detectors. The one-finger navigation of the UNO makes it our most simple to use laser power meter, and it has just the functions you need to take a fast and precise laser power measurements.

Gentec UNO laser power meter
  • Simple to use, ergonomically designed
  • Easy to use software updatable from Gentec’s website
  • Large 76 x 57 mm backlit LCD display
  • Reads all laser power detectors
  • Unbeatable price
  • Download UNO software from Gentec's website



Gentec P-LINK Laser Power Meter

The P-LINK is an ingenious innovation from Gentec. Measuring about the same size as a pack of playing cards, the P-LINK laser power meter enables you to connect your laser power detector directly into your PC or laptop via USB connector. Requiring no external power source, it is a quick, easy and economic way to integrate laser power meter into any system.

Gentec P-LINK Laser power meter
  • Extremely compact: 86 x 58 x 27mm!
  • Convert any PC into a laser power meter
  • USB connectivity, no power supply required
  • Connect several P-LINK to the same PC
  • Statistical analysis functions
  • Download P-LINK software from Gentec's website



Gentec TPM-300 Laser Power Meter

The TPM-300 is an robust, low cost, single-channel laser power meter. It benefits from a large analog needle display alongside a digital LCD display for ease of use.

Gentec TPM-300 laser power meter
  • Analog needle and digital LCD display
  • A robust and low-cost solution
  • Zero offset and range selector
  • 0-1V analog output
  • RS-232 connectivity
  • Small and portable



Gentec ULTRA Laser Power Detectors

Gentec's new ULTRA range of laser power detectors are tough, rugged, spectrally flat, thermopile type detectors. Available with a huge range of head configurations, cooling and connector options, the ULTRA series is the perfect solution for both laboratory research and OEM users.

Gentec Ultra power detectors
  • Available with 12, 19, 25, 55 or 60mm aperture
  • Damage threshold up to 100kW/cm²
  • Wavelength response 190nm to 10.6µm
  • Suitable for pulsed or CW lasers
  • Intelligent Wavelength Calibration Correction
  • OEM heads with huge range of options

Detector Series Power Range Energy Range Energy Density (µs - ms) Energy Density (ns) Aperture dia. Datasheet
Ultra 12 1mW - 70W 0.2J - 5J 5J/cm2 1J/cm2 12mm
Ultra 19 1mW - 150W 0.2J - 25J 5J/cm2 1J/cm2 19mm
Ultra 19VM 1mW - 30W 0.55J - 28J 11J/cm2 4J/cm2 18mm
Ultra 19VH 1mW - 30W 1J - 35J 30J/cm2 5J/cm2 18mm
Ultra 19W5 1mW - 50W 0.45J - 200J 100J/cm2 1.1J/cm2 17mm
Ultra 25 3mW - 300W 4J - 40J 9J/cm2 1J/cm2 25mm
Ultra 55 5mW - 400W 5J - 200J 9J/cm2 1J/cm2 55mm



Gentec PH Photodetectors

Gentec-EO offers a series of photo detectors that can extend your laser power measurement capability down to the picowatt range. We have a solution for your low power measurements for wavelengths from 200 nm to 1.65 micron.

Gentec Ultra power detectors
  • Silicon, Silicon-UV & Germanium photodetectors
  • OD attenuators to extend range
  • Wavelength selection in 1nm steps
  • Full NIST-Traceability
  • Compatible with SOLO2, UNO and P-LINK monitors



Gentec QUANTA Laser Energy Detectors

Gentec recently introduced its QUANTA range of pyroelectric pulsed laser energy detector heads, ranging from the tiny and sensitive QE4, the lean and portable QE12 and QE25 series, and the large aperture QE50 series. With a huge range of coatings and connectors, the QUANTA series is the perfect solution for both laboratory research and OEM users.

Gentec Quanta energy detectors
  • Available with 4, 12, 25 and 50mm apertures
  • Damage threshold up to 7J/cm² with attenuator
  • New tough and accurate coating range
  • Wavelength response 190nm to 10.6µm
  • Intelligent Wavelength Calibration Correction Factor
  • OEM heads, connector options & disks available

Detector Series Energy Range Max Avg Power Max Energy Density Max Rep Rate Aperture dia. Datasheet
Quanta 4BL 20µs - 16mJ 0.3W 0.15J/cm2 1200Hz 3.7mm
Quanta 4MT 20µs to 27mJ 0.3W 0.25J/cm2 6000Hz 3.7mm
Quanta 12MB 80µs to 840mJ 3 or 5W 0.6J/cm2 800 or 300Hz 12 x 12mm
Quanta 12MT 40µs to 350mJ 3 or 5W 0.25J/cm2 6000Hz 12 x 12mm
Quanta 25MB 80µs to 3.8J 5 or 10W 0.6J/cm2 800 or 300Hz 25 x 25mm
Quanta 25MT 40µs to 1.6J 5 or 10W 0.25J/cm2 6000Hz 25 x 25mm
Quanta 50MB 300µs to 15J 10 or 20W 0.6J/cm2 500 or 200Hz 50 x 50mm
Quanta 50MT 200µs to 6.25J 10 or 20W 0.25J/cm2 4000Hz 50 x 50mm