Implementation of the optical beam profiler system using LabVIEW software package and low-cost web camera

In this paper a realization of the optical beam profiler system based on a low-cost web camera and great capabilities of LabVIEW software package is presented. The system provides possibilities of measuring, capturing, displaying, and recording various parameters of the optical beam, such as spatial profile, beam quality, intensity measurement and so on. Implemented software enables various types of image processing, which makes measuring easier and more accurate. The applications of the developed system include: laser monitoring, nonlinear optics, far-field measurement, education and so on.