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Formation of a smooth transverse distribution of intensity in a light beam by a phase-rotating plate

S. B. Papernyĭ, V. A. Serebryakov, V. E. Yashin


Abstract: A new apodizing aperture based on a birefringent crystal plate is suggested. The calculated and experimentally determined transmission functions of such an aperture are given. These apertures can be used in laser systems to produce the required spatial profile of a light beam.

UDC: 621.375.826

PACS: 42.80.Em, 42.60.Kg

Received: 14.03.1978

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1978, 8:9, 1165–1166