Knowledge of a laser beam's shape and output-power distribution is critical for optimizing laser performance. Neil Savage summarizes the latest beam-profiling products on the market. People using ...

To achieve this reflection, thin semiconductor films are deposited on top of one another, and the laser beam is further defined by an etched channel through this stack. The thickness and ...

It rarely deviates from red and green colors, perhaps blue ... which is common for continuous laser beams. In mode-locking, the amplitude (the distance between the crest and trough of a waveform ...

the laser is not a single beam; it is emitted from several units, and they are combined into one beam. During the unification ...