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This is the problem I don´t understand, I know I hace to determine the distance z1 which correspond to the widht W1, but I try to solve equation of W1 and W2 for z1 and use the fact z2 = z1 + 0.1m, but I, my question is how to determine the waist radius, because is not given and appear in all the equation I try to solve.
A Gaussian beam of wavelength λ = 10.6 μm (emitted by a CO2 laser) has widths W1 = 1.699 mm and W2 = 3.38 mm at two points separated by a distance d = 10 cm. Determine the possible locations of the waist and the waist radius.
This is the problem I don´t understand, I know I hace to determine the distance z1 which correspond to the widht W1, but I try to solve equation of W1 and W2 for z1 and use the fact z2 = z1 + 0.1m, but I, my question is how to determine the waist radius, because is not given and appear in all the equation I try to solve.
A Gaussian beam of wavelength λ = 10.6 μm (emitted by a CO2 laser) has widths W1 = 1.699 mm and W2 = 3.38 mm at two points separated by a distance d = 10 cm. Determine the possible locations of the waist and the waist radius.