SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TRANSVERSAL STRUCTURE OF ROTATIONALLYSYMMETRICAL PULSED BEAMS

Authors
MARTINEZ C ENCINASSANZ F SERNA J MEJIAS PM MARTINEZHERRERO R
Citation
C. Martinez et al., SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TRANSVERSAL STRUCTURE OF ROTATIONALLYSYMMETRICAL PULSED BEAMS, Optical and quantum electronics, 29(9), 1997, pp. 923-931
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Optical and quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03068919
Volume
29
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
923 - 931
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-8919(1997)29:9<923:SCOTTS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A simple analytical model is proposed to describe the transversal spat ial structure of a tridimensional rotationally symmetric pulsed beam. The spatial behaviour of the pulse amplitude is shown to be linked to its (measurable) second- and higher-order intensity moments, namely, b eam width, quality parameter and kurtosis. As an illustrative experime ntal example, this model has been applied to high-quality TEA CO2 lase r pulses.