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Utility for calculating the elliptical reflector of a lamp-pumped laser.

Example how to use it is described in the guide "How to design and make elliptic reflector for lamp pumped lasers".

Download:

• Executable file for Windows:
  ellipse_calc_bin.zip (700 kByte)

• Source code:
  ellipse_calc_src.zip (150 kByte)

  This sourcecode can be compiled by Lazarus free pascal Delphi-like IDE (with intrinsic compiler). You can download Lazarus here.

   

  To compile You need:

  • Download lazarus IDE
  • Run lazarus installer
  • Download sources of the calculator
  • Unpack to a folder of Your choice
  • Start Lazarus IDE
  • Open the project file of the calculator (has extension *.lpr)
  • Press the "Run" button in the top Lazarus IDE menu

This is a tiny software to estimate the laser gain if stored energy, laser rod diameter and laser medium type are known. Note that this 'stored' energy is in no way the energy, that was accumulated in laser storage capacitors. Neither it is the pump energy, having been absorbed by laser medium. The 'stored energy', means the energy accumulated in population inversion, that can be extracted as laser radiation (with the precision to various losses).

Download:

• Executable file for Windows:
  gain_calc_bin.zip (815 kByte)

• Source code:
  gain_calc_src.zip (78 kByte)

  This sourcecode can be compiled by Lazarus free pascal Delphi-like IDE (with intrinsic compiler). You can download Lazarus here.

   

  To compile You need:

  • Download lazarus IDE
  • Run lazarus installer
  • Download sources of the calculator
  • Unpack to a folder of Your choice
  • Start Lazarus IDE
  • Open the project file of the calculator (has extension *.lpr)
  • Press the "Run" button in the top Lazarus IDE menu

In XX-th century there was a device, named "densitometer", that was used to scan photo plates and to measure their optical density. Its extensive use was in the field of spectrometry - to draw graphs of various spectra.

The present program plays essentially the same role - it is used to measure optical density of digital photos along a line choosen by user. Its very application is to get valuable data from snapshots obtained by DIY spectrometers made of common digital photo and video cameras. However it is not the sole use of the program. With equal success it can be used to determine some laser beam profile by scanning photo of a laser spot, or to estimate attenuation constant for pumping beam passing through some laser rod. There are also hundreeds of other non spectral applications, where this program may be useful.

Download:

• Executable file for Windows:
  densitometerLK_bin.zip (1700 kByte)

• Source code:
  densitometerLK_src.zip (202 kByte)

  This sourcecode can be compiled by Lazarus free pascal Delphi-like IDE (with intrinsic compiler). You can download Lazarus here.

   

  To compile You need:

  • Download lazarus IDE
  • Run lazarus installer
  • Download sources of the densitometer
  • Unpack to a folder of Your choice
  • Start Lazarus IDE
  • Open the project file of the calculator (has extension *.lpr)
  • Press the "Run" button in the top Lazarus IDE menu

Same as the first densitometer, but with possibility of nonlinear calibration. However this possibility had required heavy upgrade of the code and the interface, so essentially this is a completely another program.

Download:

• Executable file for Windows:
  nonlinearDensitometerLK_bin.zip (1480 kByte)

• Source code:
  nonlinearDensitometerLK_src.zip (220 kByte)

  This sourcecode can be compiled by Lazarus free pascal Delphi-like IDE (with intrinsic compiler). You can download Lazarus here.

   

  To compile You need:

  • Download lazarus IDE
  • Run lazarus installer
  • Download sources of the densitometer
  • Unpack to a folder of Your choice
  • Start Lazarus IDE
  • Open the project file of the calculator (has extension *.lpr)
  • Press the "Run" button in the top Lazarus IDE menu