Open AccessSingle-element laser beam shaper for uniform flat-top profiles
Author(s) -
S Zhang,
George Neil,
Michelle D. Shinn
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.11.001942
Subject(s) - optics , laser beam quality , beam (structure) , laser , lens (geology) , laser beams , beam parameter product , beam expander , materials science , cylindrical lens , physics
A novel design method is presented for a simple laser beam shaper. Unlike earlier reports and designs based on the 2-element model, we prove it is possible to convert a laser beam from a non-uniform profile to a uniform flat-top distribution with one single aspherical lens.