RT Journal Article T1 Sharpness changes of gaussian beams induced by spherically aberrated lenses A1 Piquero Sanz, Gemma María A1 Mejías Arias, Pedro Miguel A1 Martínez Herrero, María Rosario AB Sharpness changes of the spatial profile of a gaussian beam induced by spherically aberrated lenses are investigated in terms of the so-called kurtosis parameter. It is shown both theoretically and experimentally that, after a single aberrated lens, it is possible to get flatter and sharper beam intensity distributions than the input gaussian beam depending on the plane where the field is observed. Agreement between analytical and experimental results is discussed. PB Elsevier Science BV SN 0030-4018 YR 1994 FD 1994-04-15 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58855 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58855 NO ©1994 Elsevier Science BV DS Docta Complutense RD 12 abr 2025