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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Ron Naftali, Shoham, IL;
Avishay Guetta, Rehovot, IL;
Haim Feldman, Nof-Aylon, IL;
Doron Shoham, Rehovot, IL;
Inventors:
Ron Naftali, Shoham, IL;
Avishay Guetta, Rehovot, IL;
Haim Feldman, Nof-Aylon, IL;
Doron Shoham, Rehovot, IL;
Assignees:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Applied Materials Israel, Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for generating optical radiation includes a laser, which is configured to operate in multiple transverse modes simultaneously so as to generate an input beam, which is characterized by a first speckle contrast. The transverse modes of the input beam are optically mixed so as to generate an output beam have a second speckle contrast, which is substantially less than the first speckle contrast.