“主光束”常见的英文表达是 "main beam" 或 "principal beam"。
"main beam" 是更常用、更口语化的表达,在日常交流和专业领域中都很常见。例如:The main beam of the laser is directed towards the target.(激光的主光束被导向目标。)
"principal beam" 语义上更强调“主要的、首要的”这一含义,在光学、工程等专业领域中也会使用到 。例如:We need to measure the intensity of the principal beam.(我们需要测量主光束的强度。)