Abstract

The generation of uniform focal intensity profiles is important for a number of applications, including laser–plasma interaction experiments. We report on a focusing system that uses a novel binary-phase optic capable of producing efficient two-dimensional uniform top-hat intensity optical and x-ray profiles.

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