Optical Power Meter Guide

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.

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.

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.

Power Measurement Kits

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

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

Optical Meter Display Units

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

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.