Title :
Locating the waist of a gaussian laser beam
Author_Institution :
Nat. Sci. Centre, Inst. of Metrol., Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
The interferometric method of locating the waist position of a gaussian laser beam is considered. The implementation of the method by a plane-parallel plate and a Michelson interferometer is described. Methodological and instrumental errors of the method are estimated.
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; Michelson interferometers; error analysis; laser beams; laser variables measurement; position measurement; Gaussian laser beam waist; Michelson interferometer; error estimation; plane-parallel plate; waist position; Instruments; Length measurement; Materials;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7043-3
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2010.5634205
