Gaussian laser beam profile shaping

Fred M. Dickey; Scott C. Holswade

doi:10.1117/1.601069

1 November 1996 Gaussian laser beam profile shaping

Fred M. Dickey, Scott C. Holswade

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 35, Issue 11, (November 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601069

A method for converting single-mode Gaussian beams into beams with uniform irradiance profiles is described. The design is based on a Fourier transform relation between the input and output beam functions. The efficacy of the solution is shown to depend on a parameter that contains the product of the widths of the input and output beams. Problems associated with errors in system alignment and scale are discussed. Numerical illustrations and experimental results are presented.

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Fred M. Dickey and Scott C. Holswade "Gaussian laser beam profile shaping," Optical Engineering 35(11), (1 November 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601069

Published: 1 November 1996

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