论文信息 - Determination of Beam Width and Quality for Pulsed Lasers Using the Knife‐Edge Method

Determination of Beam Width and Quality for Pulsed Lasers Using the Knife‐Edge Method

Abstract In this work, we present a simple theoretical formalism for beam measurements using the knife‐edge technique, applied to non‐Gaussian laser beams, as well as its application to the characterization of a pulsed laser beam. The beam waist and the M 2 parameter of a laser beam from a home‐made, pulsed, Er:Tm:Ho:YLF laser were determined using this simple and inexpensive method. The obtained values of the M 2 were 6.8 and 9.0, respectively, to x and y directions.

Luciano Bachmann | Denise Maria Zezell | Edison Puig Maldonado

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