This is a Mind Map Of Asymmetry And Pointing Measurements. One of the laser's most important qualities is that it can define a straight line across long distances, and many optical systems are built to take advantage of this. As a result, beam profilers are frequently used to check the performance of lasers and optical systems in order to avoid difficulties caused by poor alignment or to speed up the production process of these devices. This is a simple measurement of where a laser spot is focused or targeted in space, which is useful for a variety of laser applications, including laser range finding, optical scanning, laser marking, and laser printer construction. Beam profilers have the capacity to tell where the beam is located on the detector, and different types of profilers can do this with varying degrees of accuracy and precision. Most of the time the measurement is made by placing the beam profiler at some distance from the laser source and aligning the beam until it points to the ideal target. To ensure adequate scan linearity, measurements may be taken in various points across the scan plane for laser scanning applications. But there's more to this measurement than meets the eye, and there's more to learn about the laser's capabilities. In EdrawMind community, you can get more templates related to this or other topics in study, work and life.