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Transforming a circular laser beam into a square or trapezoid--almost
A 1992 SPIE journal article describes transforming a circular laser beam into a square or trapezoid shape. The supplied excerpt names the publisher (SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng) and classifies the item as a journal article.
Categories: science-and-space, technology
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 6/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The paper reports a method for altering laser beam cross-sections (beam shaping).

