Bitterli, R.Kim, M.-S.Scharf, T.Herzig, H. P.2010-09-292010-09-292010-09-292009https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/54382Certain high power laser applications require thin homogeneous laser lines. In this paper we describe the concept, fabrication and characterization of a 1-D diffuser that generates such a line. The device is based on an array of concave cylinder lenses with a statistically distributed width and a fix radius of curvature. The fabrication is based on isotropic wet etching of fused silica. Measurement results are compared to simulation which show good agreement.CharacterizationLasertext::conference output::conference paper not in proceedings