Optical Power Meters

Optical power meters and detectors have been served by Newport for over 30 years. The offering ranges from a low cost, hand-held meter to the most advanced dual channel benchtop power meter available in the market. Our 1936-R/2936-R series boasts state-of-the-art analog boards with a whopping 250 kHz sampling rate and femtowatt level resolution, easily dwarfing competition. ILX Lightwave offers and a unique optical power/wavelength meter for accurate optical power measurement with wavelength measurement and a precision fiber optic power meter for test measurement of fiber optic components. Note that Newport and ILX Lightwave products are not cross-compatible.

Selecting an Optical Power and Energy Meter

See our Optical Power Meters to browse our standard models, or select a product series below to learn more about our products and capabilities. We also offer a complete line of Low Power Sensors, Laser Power Sensors, Laser Energy Sensors, and specialty sensors such as the PEPS Series Power & Position Sensors and LIAD Series Lock-in Amplifier Detectors. Power Meter Kits are a good choice for basic power measurements. However, once you have a kit, it is easy to extend the capabilities by purchasing another detector or a meter Newport offers.

Benchtop Power & Energy Meters

Benchtop optical power meters provide accurate measurements of optical power and energy by reading the output of calibrated optical sensors. Our benchtop optical power and energy meters are plug and play compatible with our wide range of calibrated optical sensors for the highly accurate and repeatable optical measurements required in challenging applications.

Description	Features
Advanced Touchscreen Benchtop Optical Power Meters	Advanced optical power and energy meter Ideal for high speed, modulated light measurements Time-stamped data acquisition at up to 10 kHz to on-board memory or to USB memory Full color 7” touch screen with intuitive user interface	Advanced Touchscreen Benchtop Optical Power Meters
Benchtop Optical Power Meters	Ideal for high speed, modulated light measurements Data acquisition rate up to 10 kHz to on-board memory Sub-picowatt noise level with photodiode detectors Five analog and five digital filter settings	Benchtop Optical Power Meters
ILX Precision Fiber Optic Power Meters	±2.5% Power Measurement Accuracy <±0.01 dB Repeatability ±0.006 dB Polarization Dependent Response Wavelength Range of 800 to 1650 nm	ILX Precision Fiber Optic Power Meters

Handheld Power & Energy Meters

Handheld optical power meters provide accurate measurements of optical power and energy by reading the output of calibrated optical sensors. Our handheld optical power and energy meters are plug and play compatible with our wide range of calibrated optical sensors for the highly accurate and repeatable optical measurements required in challenging applications.

	Description	Features
	High Performance Optical Power & Energy Meter	Ideal for versatile and portable optical power and energy measurements Ergonomic design with a user-friendly interface Digital with Bargraph, Analog Needle, Line Plot, Stability, Real Time Statistics displays Scalable 15 Hz Analog Output		High Performance Optical Power & Energy Meter
	Economy Handheld Optical Power Meter	Ideal for quick and basic optical power and energy measurements Digital value display with either bar graph or a simulated analog needle USB enabled Model 843-R-USB available Compact handheld design with rubber bumpers and a kickstand		Economy Handheld Optical Power Meter

Virtual Power & Energy Meters

Virtual optical power meters use the power of your PC to measure an optical sensor at a lower cost than an optical power meter with it's included display.

	Description	Features
	844-PE-USB Virtual Optical Power and Energy Meter	Measure down to nanowatts with photodiode sensors Measure up to 5000 W with thermopile sensors USB interface with powerful PMManager^TM PC application Plug and play with all standard Newport smart sensors		844-PE-USB Virtual Optical Power and Energy Meter
	845-PE-RS Virtual Optical Power and Energy Meter	Measure down to picowatts with photodiode sensors Measure up to 5 kW with thermopile sensors RS232 interface with powerful PMManager^TM PC application Advanced logging and data processing with included PMManager		845-PE-RS Virtual Optical Power and Energy Meter

Power Measurement Kits

Newport’s industry-renowned optical power meters and detectors are available as cost-effective bundles, simplifying product selection and ordering process.

	Description	Features
	Power Measurement Kits, PMKIT	Kit includes a power meter, a detector, and mounting assembly Cost-saving bundle for industry proven products Simple ordering process and great flexibility Easily expandable for future application requirements		Power Measurement Kits, PMKIT

Model	1936-R / 2936-R	FPM-8220	1919-R	844-PE-USB
Brand	Newport	ILX Lightwave	Newport	Newport
Instrument Type	Benchtop	Benchtop	Hand-held, portable	Computer interface only
Channels	1 / 2	1	1	1
Photodiode Detector Compatible
Thermal Detector Compatible			919P Series only	919P Series only
Pyro Detector Compatible	818E Series only (obsolete)		919E Series only	919E Series only
Analog Output				(converted from digitized values)
Analog Bandwidth	Up to 400 kHz		15 Hz	15 Hz
Data Storage	250,000 pts internal		via USB memory and PMManager™	Via PMManager™
Measurement rate per second	10,000		15 (Up to 5,000 for pyro)	15
Trigger In/Out
Computer Interface	USB, RS-232	GPIB, USB	USB, RS-232	USB
PC Software	PMA^*		PMManager	PMManager
Field Upgradable Firmware
CW or Averaging Measurements
Pulse or Peak-to-peak	(photodiode)		(pyro)	(pyro)
Frequency Measurement
Wavelength Measurement
Filters	Analog and Averaging		Averaging	Averaging
Statistics				Via PMManager™

Note: indicates that the feature is available. –R power meters are RoHS compliant version of legacy -C models.
* PMA means Newport Power Meter Application software.

Power Meter Measurement Modes

	843-R	844-PE-USB	1919-R	1830-R	1936-R/2936-R
Photodiode	Power	Power	Power Exposure	Power	Power Peak-to-peak power RMS power
919P Series	Power Single shot energy	Power Single shot energy	Power Single shot energy Pulse power	Not compatible	Power Single shot energy
919E Series	Power Energy	Power Energy Exposure	Power Energy Exposure	Not compatible	Not compatible
PEPS	Power Single shot energy Track (Position)	Power Single shot energy Track (Position + Stability)	Power Single shot energy Track (Position + Stability) Pulsed Power	Not compatible	Not compatible
LIAD	Power	Power	Power	Not compatible	Not compatible

Optical Meter Display Units

The Newport power meters can provide the readings in various units, depending on the types of the detectors used.

Display Units	1936-R/2936-R	1830-R	FPM-8220	OMM-6810B	1919-R	843-R	843-R-USB	844-PE-USB
W
dB
dBm
J
V
A
REL							Via PMManager™
W/cm²
J/cm²
SUN^*

Notes: indicates that the specified unit is available.
^* Available measurement units are dependent on the detector type. The SUN unit is only available with 818P series thermopile detectors.

Product Comparison

Optical Power Meter Guide