Gentec-EO MAESTRO - Manual (Page 42)

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Fig. 2-23 Averaging display
For Power Detectors:
In the Averaging display mode, the power measurement is the average value defined in the
averaging settings. For optimum averaging, when measuring the average power of a pulsing
laser, it is preferable to use a sample period that is a multiple of your laser repetition rate. For
instance, if you are running at 1 Hz, use an average period of 1, 2, 3
etc… seconds. If it is at 1.5
Hz, use 3, 6, 9 etc… seconds, as the sample period. Take note that if one data point is out of the
current scale, the resulting period average will be OUT. You should set the scale higher than
your maximum unfiltered measurement to avoid this situation.
For Energy Detectors and Power Detectors in Energy Mode:
In the Averaging display mode, the Energy measurement is the average value defined in the
averaging settings.
To refresh the graphic, touch the refresh button . The bars will be erased before new data is
displayed. This is useful when an out of range value has been measured.