Laser Beam Characterization with use of Second Order Moments: an Overview

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 200-207

  Nemes, G ^a   Serna, J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Físicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beam characterization; Beam propagation; Second order moments: Optical Systems

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BEAM CHARACTERIZATION; BEAM PROPAGATION; LASER BEAM CHARACTERIZATION; SECOND ORDER MOMENT; SECOND ORDER MOMENT: OPTICAL SYSTEM;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 85136084456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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