Title :
Measuring the spot size of a Gaussian beam with an oscillating wire
Author_Institution :
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
fDate :
12/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is possible to determine the spot size of a Gaussian laser beam by measuring the power of the beam with a wire of known diameter oscillating in front of the detector. It is verified experimentally that this simple method gives accurate results.
Keywords :
Laser beams; Laser measurements; Size measurement; Apertures; Electrons; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Power lasers; Power measurement; Size measurement; Temperature; Wire; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070431
