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Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

The TECHSPEC® Vega™ Laser Line Beam Expanders from Edmund Optics® are divergence adjustable to compensate for input beam divergence.

Converting a Gaussian laser beam profile into a flat top beam profile can have numerous benefits including minimized wasted energy and increased feature accuracy.

The diameter of a laser highly affects an optic’s laser induced damage (LIDT) as beam diameter directly impacts the probability of laser damage.

Laser beam expanders consist of transmissive configurations, with Galilean or Keplerian designs, and reflective configurations, which use a series of mirrors, similar to microscope designs.

This 2-part webinar series explores different techniques for laser beam shaping and how they can improve the performance of your laser application.

Edmund Optics offers both fixed power and zoom beam expanders. Knowing which beam expander is right for your application can greatly improve system efficiency.

Learn how to choose the right beam expander for your laser system in this tutorial from Dr. Mary Turner, Technical Fellow at Edmund Optics

Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders are ideal for applications requiring broadband or achromatic beam expansion.

When determining which laser to use for your application, consider the following specifications: wavelength, coherence length, beam divergence, and Rayleigh range.

Join us for a discussion about the many types of beam expanders for laser optics systems. From fixed and variable magnification to ultrafast, there are a variety of different styles of beam expanders with their own sets of design challenges.

Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors are used to test the transmitted wavefront error of laser beam expanders, predicting the real-world performance of the beam expander.

Join Chris Williams as he briefly explains the basics of how to align a laser system onto a target.

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

The polarization state of a laser source is important for many different applications.

Sliding focusing mechanisms for laser beam expanders cause less beam wander than rotating focusing mechanisms, but they use more complex mechanics and are typically more expensive.

Learn why the bulk laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of glass is significantly different than the LIDT optical components with coatings, such as AR thin films.

Learn the key parameters that must be considered to ensure you laser application is successful. Common terminology will be established for these parameters.