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Gaussian Beam

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Gaussian Beam

A Gaussian beam is a paraxial optical mode with transverse intensity profile approximately

I(r)e2r2/w2(z).I(r)\propto e^{-2r^2/w^2(z)}.

The beam waist and Rayleigh range control focusing and divergence.

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