Meta-study of laser power calibrations ranging 20 orders of magnitude with traceability to the kilogram

Abstract

Laser power metrology at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ranges 20 orders of magnitude from photon-counting (1000 photons/s) to 100 kW (10^23 photons/s at a wavelength of 1070 nm). As a part of routine practices, we perform internal (unpublished) comparisons between our various power meters to verify correct operation.

6 figures, 3 tables, 21 pages