Title :
Measurement of Gaussian beam diameter using ronchi rulings
Author_Institution :
Wichita State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wichita, USA
Abstract :
The analytical and experimental scope of the generalised Ronchi ruling method for the measurement of Gaussian laser beam diameter is presented. The effects of the ruling periodicity, ruling duty cycle, ruling type and the ruling contrast are considered.
Keywords :
diameter measurement; diffraction gratings; laser beams; laser variables measurement; optical testing; Gaussian laser beam diameter; Ronchi rulings; beam divergence; diffraction gratings; laser variables measurement; ruling contrast; ruling duty cycle; ruling periodicity; ruling type;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850304
