Determination of a CO2 laser beam profile using a Smartphone camera

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física Vol. 46
• Main Authors: Paula, Gabriel de Toledo, Ribeiro, Nicolas, Cabral, Jader de Souza, Menegatti, Carlos Renato
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2024
• Subjects: beam profile; CO2 laser; knife-edge; Smartphone camera

Lasers find extensive applications across a spectrum from academic research to industrial use. In various instances, understanding the intensity profile of laser light is of paramount importance, specifically how its intensity changes along its propagation path. In this study, we introduce an econom...