A novel technique to measure laser beam spot sizes

Authors
Loka, HS Smith, PWE
Citation
Hs. Loka et Pwe. Smith, A novel technique to measure laser beam spot sizes, APPL OPTICS, 38(34), 1999, pp. 7159-7161
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
34
Year of publication
1999
Pages
7159 - 7161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(199912)38:34<7159:ANTTML>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
In this letter we report a novel technique to measure small laser beam spot sizes. We use the open aperture z-scan technique as a tool to measure the laser beam spot size. This technique measures small spot sizes with accurac y better than 10%.