Software for computer modeling of laser pulse propagation through the optical system with nonlinear optical elements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3472, Issue , 1998, Pages 163-177

  Kovsh, Dmitriy I ^a   Yang, Sidney ^a   Hagan, David J ^a   Van Stryland, Eric W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam propagation; Kerr effect; Optical limiting; Software; Thermal lensing; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DENSITY (OPTICAL); LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PHOTONS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ELECTROSTRICTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; FREE-CARRIER ABSORPTION; LASER PULSE PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR BEAM PROPAGATION; PHOTON ABSORPTION; PULSE TRAINS; THERMAL LENSING; Z SCAN;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0032404905     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.326886     Document Type: Conference Paper

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