• DocumentCode
    905923
  • Title

    Size versus energy for a spot written thermomagnetically with a light beam having a Gaussian distribution

  • Author

    Beck, J.W.

  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    6/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1223
  • Lastpage
    1223
  • Abstract
    The fact that the intensity distribution of a gas laser beam is Gaussian is of significance in determining the size of a spot written thermomagnetically on a magnetooptical material. The design tradeoff between beam energy and spot size is examined.
  • Keywords
    Gaussian distribution; Heat pumps; Laser beams; Magnetic films; Magnetic materials; Magnetooptic effects; Optical materials; Temperature; Transistors; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1969.7211
  • Filename
    1449141