Patent ID: 11874163
Assignee: OPHIR OPTRONICS SOLUTIONS LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A method for measuring one or more characteristics of a beam of laser energy, comprising:
propagating the at least one beam of laser energy through at least one aperture optic into at least one first compartment of a laser measurement apparatus;
directing, using at least one first optical component, at least one reflected first optical module signal to at least one first optical module positioned in the at least one first compartment, the at least one first optical module being configured to measure at least first characteristic of the at least one reflected first optical module signal, wherein the at least one first characteristic of the at least one reflected first optical module signal is representative of at least one first characteristic of the at least one beam of laser energy;
propagating, through the at least one first optical component, a transmitted first optical module signal to at least one optical window;
reflecting, from the at least one optical window, at least one reflected window optical signal to at least one fourth optical module positioned in the at least one first compartment, wherein the at least one fourth optical module is configured to measure at least one second characteristic of the at least one reflected window optical signal, wherein the at least one second characteristic of the at least one window optical module signal is representative of at least one second characteristic of the at least one beam of laser energy;
propagating, through the at least one optical window, at least one transmitted window optical signal, into at least one second compartment of the laser measurement apparatus so the transmitted window optical signal is incident on at least one first beam dump assembly, wherein the first beam dump assembly is positioned in at least one beam dump receiver formed in the at least one second compartment of the laser measurement apparatus;
absorbing at least a portion of the at least one transmitted window optical signal with the at least one first beam dump assembly;
monitoring the temperature of the at least one first beam dump assembly with at least one temperature indicator;
removing the at least one first beam dump assembly when the at least one first beam dump assembly reaches at least one predetermined temperature; and
replacing the at least one first beam dump assembly with at least one second beam dump assembly.