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According to Wikipedia:Gaussian beam the beam waist ($w_0$) and the total angular spread of the beam ($\Theta$) are related by

$$ \pi w_0 \tan \frac \Theta 2 = \lambda $$

From this formula you see: The wave-nature of light (via its wavelength $\lambda$) is responsible for the non-zero waist. Only with a wavelength $\lambda = 0$ you would have a beam waist $w_0 = 0$.

Thomas Fritsch
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