flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian

Flat-top beams are a light beam with a relatively flat intensity profile -- in contrast to Gaussian beams, for example. They often have a super-Gaussian shape.

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flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper

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Why Use a Flat Top Laser Beam?

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