Abstract
We describe a novel technique to make a Gaussian laser beam profile spatially flat. We exploit the angular dependence of the transmission of an étalon to tailor the spatial profile to the desired form. A simple analysis shows why our method works so well and how an étalon could be tuned to give the optimum results at all wavelengths. This technique has enormous advantages over other methods.
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