Abstract: A system for generating pump illumination for laser sustained plasma (LSP) is disclosed. The system may include an illumination source configured to output a pump beam, one or more focusing optics, and one or more beam shapers configured to reshape the pump beam to provide a shaped pupil power distribution at an illumination pupil plane of the one or more focusing optics. The shaped pupil power distribution may include at least one of a flat-top distribution or an inverted distribution with a central local intensity minimum. Further, the one or more focusing optics may receive the pump beam from the one or more beam shapers and direct the pump beam to a plasma-forming material, whereby the pump beam at least one of forms or maintains a plasma that emits broadband illumination.

Abstract: A system for generating pump illumination for laser sustained plasma (LSP) is disclosed. The system may include an illumination source configured to output a pump beam, one or more focusing optics, and one or more beam shapers configured to reshape the pump beam to provide a shaped pupil power distribution at an illumination pupil plane of the one or more focusing optics. The shaped pupil power distribution may include at least one of a flat-top distribution or an inverted distribution with a central local intensity minimum. Further, the one or more focusing optics may receive the pump beam from the one or more beam shapers and direct the pump beam to a plasma-forming material, whereby the pump beam at least one of forms or maintains a plasma that emits broadband illumination.

Abstract: A method for an application management service is provided. In the method, a request for a list of available applications is received and a list of available applications is generated based on a whitelist. The list of available applications is transmitted and a selection of an available application is received. A package file corresponding to the selected application is generated and the package file and an installation file corresponding to the selected application are transmitted.

Abstract: A system for generating pump illumination for laser sustained plasma (LSP) is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes an illumination source and a beam shaper. The illumination source can be configured to output illumination having a first pupil power distribution. In embodiments, the beam shaper is configured to receive the illumination having the first pupil power distribution from the illumination source and is further configured to output pump illumination having a second pupil power distribution that is different from the first pupil power distribution.

Abstract: A method for an application management service is provided. In the method, a request for a list of available applications is received and a list of available applications is generated based on a whitelist. The list of available applications is transmitted and a selection of an available application is received. A package file corresponding to the selected application is generated and the package file and an installation file corresponding to the selected application are transmitted.

Abstract: A system for generating pump illumination for laser sustained plasma (LSP) is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes an illumination source and a beam shaper. The illumination source can be configured to output illumination having a first pupil power distribution. In embodiments, the beam shaper is configured to receive the illumination having the first pupil power distribution from the illumination source and is further configured to output pump illumination having a second pupil power distribution that is different from the first pupil power distribution.

Abstract: A method of managing registry information of an image forming apparatus registered to a cloud printing system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a local server of an in-house network system of an entity, a request to register the image forming apparatus with non-secure data of the registry information of the image forming apparatus, determining whether a license of the entity is valid, and storing the received non-secure data in a cloud area and completing registration of the image forming apparatus when the license is determined to be valid.