Spatial intensity profile formation of laser beams by jagged apodizing diaphragms

The article is devoted to the study of the formation of apodized laser beams by jagged diaphragms. The formation of beams by square and rectangular diaphragms with different types of jagged structure is considered. The possibility of forming apodized beams with a filling factor of up to 87% and a peak to average energy density ratio of less than 1% is shown. The preservation of the spatial structure of the formed beams during their propagation from the plane of rebuilding the image of the toothed diaphragm is studied. The possibility of using toothed rectangular diaphragms in the system of aperture division of a laser beam is shown.