Pflaum C, Wohlmuth M (2008)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2008
Edited Volumes: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Book Volume: 6871
Pages Range: 1-12
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of SPIE - Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices
Event location: San Jose CA, USA
ISBN: 9780819471963
URI: http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=820603
DOI: 10.1117/12.779515
In order to improve the resonator design of solid state lasers, we provide a new simulation tool to calculate the output power of the outgoing laser beam and its beam quality in terms of the M2-factor. Furthermore, the application of our method to actively Q-switched lasers provides detailed information about the pulse shape. Using a time-dependent 3D simulation with Gaussian modes and Finite Elements, we take into account different pumping types, thermal lensing effects, and the gain process in the crystal as well as optical apertures in the resonator. Therefore, our model, which we call Tncoherent-Multimode-Analysis' (IMMA), combines the simulation of resonator optics with the computation of structural mechanics and a modified set of rate equations in the crystal to describe complex effects like mode competition.
APA:
Pflaum, C., & Wohlmuth, M. (2008). 3-dimensional simulation of the solid state lasers. In Proceedings of SPIE - Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices (pp. 1-12). San Jose CA, USA.
MLA:
Pflaum, Christoph, and Matthias Wohlmuth. "3-dimensional simulation of the solid state lasers." Proceedings of the SPIE Photonics West 2008, San Jose CA, USA 2008. 1-12.
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