Time-resolved spatial structure of TEA CO_2 laser pulses
The evolution of the intensity profile of TEA CO_2 laser pulses along the pulse length is investigated both analytically and experimentally. A simple scalar model of the pulse amplitude is introduced, which gives the loaded-cavity modes as a linear combination of bidimensional Hermite-Gauss function...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2000 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repository: | Docta Complutense |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/58588 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58588 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | 535 Parametric Characterization Optical-Systems Beam Parameters Light Laws Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Summary: | The evolution of the intensity profile of TEA CO_2 laser pulses along the pulse length is investigated both analytically and experimentally. A simple scalar model of the pulse amplitude is introduced, which gives the loaded-cavity modes as a linear combination of bidimensional Hermite-Gauss functions. According to this model a number of equations are derived which link the time-varying spatial structure of the pulse to its time-resolved second-order intensity moments, namely, the beam width and the M^2 parameter. |
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