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Formation of the Intensity Distribution in Laser Beams due to Difraction on Structures of Small-Size Optical Inhomogeneities

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The possibilities of formation of the intensity distribution in laser beams due to diffraction of radiation on spatial structures of small-size optical inhomogeneities are considered. Computer modeling of beam profile formation by plates-apodizers containing two-dimensional structures of discrete amplitude or phase scatterers is performed. The results presented testify to the prospects of optical elements with scattering centers for laser beam shaping in UV, visible, and IR spectral ranges.

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Pyatakhin, M.V., Senatsky, Y.V. Formation of the Intensity Distribution in Laser Beams due to Difraction on Structures of Small-Size Optical Inhomogeneities. Journal of Russian Laser Research 23, 332–346 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016390226782

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