Systems using intense pulsed light are being increasingly used in therapy applications where issues related to
safety of devices and also of performance are becoming more urgent to address. Mechanisms to address this
include a suitable standards framework and also the development and application of appropriate measurement
techniques. An approach of using conventional bandpass optical filters and silicon photodetectors has been
implemented using an analogue USB data capture interfaces linked to a laptop PC. An initial system with 8
concurrent channels has been upgraded to a separate system sampling up to 16 analogue channels. Sampling takes
place at the maximum hardware conversion rate of the USB device. Observations have been made of a range
of intense pulsed light systems, including a Lumenis One unit with a range of discrete filters. The system has
been of value in determining the basic parameters of output pulse profile and spectral composition. This has
in turn been related to aspects of standards development for both device manufacture and allocation of
appropriate safety eyewear. Initial assessments of a subset of intense pulsed light systems indicate significant
complexities in terms, for example, of variation in spectral content as a function of device output setting.
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