APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SHAPING A LASER BEAM PROFILE
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1. An apparatus for shaping a laser beam profile, comprising:
- a reformatting optical system configured to reformat a laser beam having a Gaussian intensity profile into a radiation beam having a top hat intensity profile; and
a Fourier transforming optical system configured to transform the radiation beam having the top hat intensity profile into a radiation beam having a Bessel or sinc function intensity profile.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for shaping a laser beam profile in which the apparatus includes a reformatting optical system configured to reformat a laser beam having a Gaussian intensity profile into a radiation beam having a top hat intensity profile; and a Fourier transforming optical system configured to transform the radiation beam having the top hat intensity profile into a radiation beam having a Bessel or sinc function intensity profile.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for shaping a laser beam profile, comprising:
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a reformatting optical system configured to reformat a laser beam having a Gaussian intensity profile into a radiation beam having a top hat intensity profile; and a Fourier transforming optical system configured to transform the radiation beam having the top hat intensity profile into a radiation beam having a Bessel or sinc function intensity profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of shaping a laser beam profile, comprising:
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reformating a laser beam having a Gaussian intensity profile into a radiation beam having a top hat intensity profile; and transforming the radiation beam having the top hat intensity profile into a radiation beam having a Bessel intensity profile. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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