flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper
![](https://www.rp-photonics.com/img/flat_top_beam.png)
Flat-top beams are a light beam with a relatively flat intensity profile -- in contrast to Gaussian beams, for example. They often have a super-Gaussian shape.
![](https://www.rp-photonics.com/img/paschotta12.jpg)
flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper
![](https://www.rp-photonics.com/img/beam_evolution_2.png)
flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper
![](https://www.rp-photonics.com/bg/logos/toptica_photonics.png?v2)
flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper
![](https://www.rp-photonics.com/previews/flat_top_beams.png)
flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper
![](https://www.rp-photonics.com/img/flat_top_beam.png)
flat-top beams, explained by RP; top-hat beam, supergaussian, intensity profile, beam shaper