Plot of the instantaneous intensity of a Gaussian beam – one with several properties that are well-described by the familiar bell-curve shape of Gaussian functions.
Credit: Etoombs at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Phrase of the Week: Seed Laser, SLAC Today.

Plot of the instantaneous intensity of a Gaussian beam – one with several properties that are well-described by the familiar bell-curve shape of Gaussian functions.

Credit: Etoombs at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Phrase of the Week: Seed LaserSLAC Today.