"Gaussian beam" meaning in All languages combined

See Gaussian beam on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Gaussian beams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gaussian beam (plural Gaussian beams)
  1. (optics) A beam of electromagnetic radiation with high monochromaticity whose amplitude envelope in the transverse plane is given by a Gaussian function. Categories (topical): Optics

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