Numerical simulation and analytical description of thermally induced birefringence in laser rods

Authors
Schmid, M Weber, R Graf, T Roos, M Weber, HP
Citation
M. Schmid et al., Numerical simulation and analytical description of thermally induced birefringence in laser rods, IEEE J Q EL, 36(5), 2000, pp. 620-626
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
00189197 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
620 - 626
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(200005)36:5<620:NSAADO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The results of numerical simulations based on finite-element methods for th ermally induced birefringence in Nd:YAG crystal rods are compared with meas urements and analytical solutions. A novel analytical solution for inhomoge neous pumping is presented. It is shown that the behavior of thermally indu ced birefringence is very sensitive to the pump geometry.