Measuring beam power from multi-kilowatt lasers | Laser Focus ...
Laser powers up to 10 kW can be easily measured. One limitation is that beam intensities >1 kW/cm2 would burn off the absorptive coating. The 10 kW conical probe (3 in diameter) shown in FIGURE 2 provides a larger exposed surface to the beam than a flat probe, increasing this intensity limit. The early power probes were all based on ...