DE69219907D1 - Homogenisieranordnung für Laserstrahlung und dieselbe enthaltendes abbildendes Lidarsystem - Google Patents

Homogenisieranordnung für Laserstrahlung und dieselbe enthaltendes abbildendes Lidarsystem

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DE69219907D1
DE69219907D1 DE69219907T DE69219907T DE69219907D1 DE 69219907 D1 DE69219907 D1 DE 69219907D1 DE 69219907 T DE69219907 T DE 69219907T DE 69219907 T DE69219907 T DE 69219907T DE 69219907 D1 DE69219907 D1 DE 69219907D1
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Kent P Pflibsen
Albert N Stuppi
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
    • G02B27/0927—Systems for changing the beam intensity distribution, e.g. Gaussian to top-hat
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
    • G02B27/0938—Using specific optical elements
    • G02B27/0994—Fibers, light pipes
DE69219907T 1991-08-27 1992-03-06 Homogenisieranordnung für Laserstrahlung und dieselbe enthaltendes abbildendes Lidarsystem Expired - Lifetime DE69219907D1 (de)

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