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Optical systems

Calculation of the illuminance distribution in the focal spot of a focusing system taking into account aberrations in this system and divergence of a focused laser beam

A. V. Gitin

Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspectroskopie, Germany

Abstract: The dependence of the focal-spot size of a 'deep' parabolic mirror reflector on the laser-beam divergence is analysed by the method of elementary reflections. The dependence of the focal-beam diameter of an ideal focusing optical system on the laser-beam parameters is described. The expression is obtained for calculating the illumination distribution in the focal spot of a 'deep' mirror reflector which takes into account both aberrations and light-gathering power of the reflector and the divergence of a focused laser beam.

PACS: 42.25.Bs, 42.30.-d, 42.60.Jf

Received: 16.05.2006

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2007, 37:3, 307–312

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