Perturbation of an optical beam over a laboratory path in the presence of focusing zones

Authors
Kucherov, AN Makashev, NK Buzykin, OG
Citation
An. Kucherov et al., Perturbation of an optical beam over a laboratory path in the presence of focusing zones, QUANTUM EL, 29(5), 1999, pp. 438-443
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
10637818 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
438 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(199905)29:5<438:POAOBO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
An investigation is made of a perturbation in the vicinity of focal points over a laboratory path of a laser beam used in the processing of materials. The following situations are considered: a beam emerges from a focal point and expands; horizontal and vertical beams focused on a control surface. R igorous numerical solutions are obtained of the aero-optics equations descr ibing beam perturbations in front and behind the focal plane. The results a re compared with the experimental data.