Beam Diameter
The distance between two diametrically opposed points at which the irradiance is a specified fraction of the beam's peak irradiance; most commonly applied to beams that are circular or nearly circular in cross section. Synonym: Beamwidth.
Related Terms
Active Port Diameter,
Beam Attenuator,
Beam Bender,
Beam Combining,
Beam Diameter,
Beam Divergence,
Beam Expander,
Beam Optics,
Beam Parameter Product,
Beam Pointing Fluctuations,
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