Uncertainty reduction of CO2 laser calibration system in National Institute of Metrology (Thailand)

Kanokwan Nontapot; Chanasorn Nutsathaporn

doi:10.1117/12.2671699

15 August 2023 Uncertainty reduction of CO₂ laser calibration system in National Institute of Metrology (Thailand)

Kanokwan Nontapot, Chanasorn Nutsathaporn

Proceedings Volume 12618, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection XIII; 126181Z (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2671699
Event: SPIE Optical Metrology, 2023, Munich, Germany

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Abstract

At present, the medium power calibration system at the National Institute of Metrology (Thailand), which has a CO₂ laser as a laser source, can be used to calibrate customers’ laser power sensors from 100 mW-10 W. This power range of CO₂ laser offers various applications, such as cutting of wood, paper, fabric, rubber, metals, and ceramics. CO₂ lasers are also used widely as medical lasers for surgeries and cosmetic purposes such as removing mold and facial resurfacing. Originally, the calibration system of the CO₂ laser has a measurement uncertainty of 4.0 % at a 95 % confidence level. This uncertainty level is considered high for medium laser measurement and sensors’ accuracy. One of the reasons is the high power linearity error of the detector, which is taken from manufacturing specifications. Other reasons are overestimation of the uncertainty of the non-uniformity of the detector, and the large uncertainty from the calibration certificate of the standard. Several efforts have been made to reduce the total uncertainty of the system. First, by reducing the uniformity and positioning error of the standard detector and unit under the calibration detector, and second by reducing the power linearity error of the monitor detector of the calibration system. This paper discusses how to experimentally determine the uniformity and positioning error of the detector and the power linearity error of the detector. The new uncertainty of the system is then determined and adjusted from 4.0 % to 1.1 %.

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Kanokwan Nontapot and Chanasorn Nutsathaporn "Uncertainty reduction of CO₂ laser calibration system in National Institute of Metrology (Thailand)", Proc. SPIE 12618, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection XIII, 126181Z (15 August 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2671699

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