title: Convenient spatial profiling of pulsed laser beams.
abstract: This paper describes a convenient method for spatial profiling of pulsed laser beams using the scanning knife-edge technique. This method is applied to a Nd:YAG laser and a chopped CO2 laser.
authors.affiliation: Washington State University, Physics Department, Pullman, Washington 99164-2814, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brost
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abtahi