SLB

The Structured Laser Beam is a new paradigm in the creation of pseudo-non-diffractive optical beam. Its optical intensity profile in the transverse plane is similar to that of a Bessel beam. The SLB has a narrow central spot of high intensity surrounded by concentric circles.

The SLB has been developed in a collaboration between the ESA section and IPP (Institute of Plasma Physics – CZ). One of the interesting properties of the SLB is its ability to propagate over very long distances with a low divergence of the central beam, typically 0.01mrad. This opens potential applications in different domains, one of them being large scale metrology and alignment.

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Structured Laser Beam