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Comparison of absolute measurements of laser power using next generation NIST high power radiometer and Air Force high power calorimeter
Published
Author(s)
Marla L. Dowell, Christopher L. Cromer, Xiaoyu X. Li, John Bagford, Dan Seibert, John Eric, David Cooper, Steven Comisford, Ernie Cromwell, Richard Bowling
Abstract
We report comparisons of laser power measurements between the new NIST radiometer, also known as the BB Prime, and the current Air Force standards, known as the BB calorimeter. [1] These measurements were performed using high power laser sources in the Air Forces Laser Hardened Materials Evaluation Laboratory
Proceedings Title
Directed Energy Professional Society Advanced High Power Lasers
Dowell, M.
, Cromer, C.
, Li, X.
, Bagford, J.
, Seibert, D.
, Eric, J.
, Cooper, D.
, Comisford, S.
, Cromwell, E.
and Bowling, R.
(2011),
Comparison of absolute measurements of laser power using next generation NIST high power radiometer and Air Force high power calorimeter, Directed Energy Professional Society Advanced High Power Lasers , Santa Fe, NM, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908402
(Accessed October 27, 2025)