[April 11, 2024]
Spatial filtering is a crucial technique in optics for refining laser beams, enhancing their quality, and minimizing aberrations and unwanted diffraction...
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[April 11, 2024]
Spatial filtering is a crucial technique in optics for refining laser beams, enhancing their quality, and minimizing aberrations and unwanted diffraction effects. By employing a combination of lenses and apertures, spatial filtering selectively removes unwanted components such as noise, diffraction patterns, and spatial irregularities from the laser beam. This process ensures a more uniform intensity distribution, reduces divergence, and enhances coherence, leading to improved beam quality. Spatial filtering is indispensable in various applications including laser machining, holography, microscopy, and telecommunications, where precise control over beam characteristics is essential for optimal performance and accuracy.
VirtualLab Fusion’s unique simulation techniques enable users to model filtering in detail, thereby allowing them to assess the impact on the performance and characteristics of the optical system.
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