  The homogenization of light is widely applied in various industrial sectors.
The uniform high power processing of large areas requires a high degree of
homogeneity. Sophisticated beam transformation techniques are used to optimize
the illumination of standard optical diffusers such as microlens arrays and
decrease the contrast of interference. Novel design techniques take advantage
of a multimodal approach which is especially adapted to the characteristic
properties of the laser light source. We show how anamorphic beam shaping is
employed to transform the high power light source in order to meet the required
level of homogeneity suited for the respective application.
