Gentec-EO Beamage-M2 - Manual (Page 4)

Beamage-M 2 User Manual Revision 2.0 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WARRANTY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
SAFETY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
1. BEAMAGE-M2 ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.1. I NTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2. S PECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.3. B EAMAGE - M2 T ECHNICAL D RAWINGS ............................................................................................................................... 9
2. THEORY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1. U NDERSTANDING THE M
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F ACTOR ................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.1. Propagation Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.2. Practical Measurement ................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2. T HE F ABRY -P EROT I NTERFEROMETER ................................................................................................................................ 12
3. HOW TO USE IT ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. “M OVING S TAGE ” C ALIBRATION M ODE M ECHANICAL S ETUP ................................................................................................ 13
3.1.1. Standalone Laser ............................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1.2. Final Adjustments ............................................................................................................................................ 14
3.1.3. Calibration ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.2. “C ALIBRATION A T L ENS ” C ALIBRATION M ODE .................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1. Optical setup and calibration .......................................................................................................................... 17
3.3. “R EAL T IME ” C ALIBRATION M ODE ................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.1. Optical setup .................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.2. Final Adjustments ............................................................................................................................................ 22
3.3.3. Calibration ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.4. T HE “M
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M EASURES ” T AB ............................................................................................................................................. 27
3.5. T HE M
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D ISPLAY ........................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.6. T HE M
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C URVES D ISPLAY ................................................................................................................................................ 32
3.7. M 2 B EAMS T AB ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
3.8. M 2 P RINT R EPORT ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
3.9. O PENING S AVED M
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M EASUREMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 39
3.10. L OAD /S AVE C ALIBRATION S ETTINGS ................................................................................................................................. 40
4. TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................................. 41
4.1. R EAD THIS SECTION BEFORE ANY OTHER ............................................................................................................................. 41
4.1.1. Verify your alignment ...................................................................................................................................... 41
4.1.2. Verify that you are moving back your camera (Moving Stage Calibration Mode) .......................................... 41
4.2. M
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RESULTS ARE NOT STABLE BETWEEN EACH CALIBRATION ................................................................................................... 41
4.3. B EAMS ARE NOT ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY ........................................................................................................................... 41
4.4. T HERE ARE LESS THAN 10 VISIBLE BEAMS ........................................................................................................................... 42
4.5. T HERE IS A CURVE IN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE BEAMS ............................................................................................................ 43
4.6. A BIGGER SPOT APPEARS IN THE ARRAY OF BEAMS ................................................................................................................ 44