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Gaussian Beam Waist
Gaussian Beam Waist
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Waist radius:
Rayleigh range:
Divergence half-angle (degrees):
X-scale:
Y-scale:
This simulation shows the focal waist of a Gaussian beam. All distances are in units of wavelength.