Efficient beam shaping of linear, high-power diode lasers by use of micro-optics

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 32, 2001, Pages 5852-5859

  Schilling, Andreas ^a   Herzig, Hans Peter ^a   Stauffer, Laurent ^b   Vokinger, Urs ^b   Rossi, Markus ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Leica Geosystems AG   (Switzerland)

^c Centre Suisse d Electronique et Microtechnique   (Switzerland)

^d Heptagon   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LIGHT REFRACTION; MICROOPTICS; PHOTORESISTS;

BEAM SHAPING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0038149434     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.005852     Document Type: Article

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