Splitting of laser beam by microlens array

Splitting of the incident laser beam into multiple beams (spots) is investigated. Evolution of a beam intensity profile with distance is analyzed. It is shown that the angular separation of spots is higher for microlenses with larger number of microlenses per inch or less diameter of the raster. Experimental observations are in good agreement with the calculation results.

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