Beam profiling at focus: the search for the Holy Grail

Lawrence I. Green

doi:10.1117/12.705767

14 February 2007 Beam profiling at focus: the search for the Holy Grail

Lawrence I. Green

Proceedings Volume 6452, Laser Resonators and Beam Control IX; 64520A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.705767
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Electronic laser beam profiling is now a widely accepted method to measure the mode quality and spatial profile of a laser beam. For the most part, profiling has been limited to the unfocused or 'raw' beam, because the energy density or irradiance in the vicinity of focus is high enough to destroy almost any measurement device. Recent developments in measuring technology now enable users to make beam profiling measurements at and near the focus of many lasers. We discuss two new designs and show examples of how they function.

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Lawrence I. Green "Beam profiling at focus: the search for the Holy Grail", Proc. SPIE 6452, Laser Resonators and Beam Control IX, 64520A (14 February 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.705767

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