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Understanding and simulating free-space laser beam propagation with mathematical methods and computer simulations in Mathcad / R. Andrew Motes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Motes, R. Andrew, author.
- Series:
- SPIE digital library
- SPIE monograph ; PM337
- SPIE Press monograph ; PM337
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- MathCAD (Computer program).
- Lasers--Research--Computer simulation.
- Lasers.
- Lasers--Mathematical models.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 225 pages) : illustrations.
- Distribution:
- Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico : AM Photonics, 2014.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This book contains everything you need to know about free-space laser beam propagation modeling and simulation, and the mathematics for target irradiance calculations. The author describes four different beam propagation methods and two direct target irradiance calculation methods. Kolmogorov statistics are used for atmospheric turbulence simulations, but you can easily use other models."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Time-Independent, Paraxial Wave Equation
- 3 The Gaussian Beam Solution
- 4 The Huygens-Fresnel Principle
- 5 Turbulence
- 6 Thermal Blooming
- 7 The Fourier Transform Beam Propagation Method
- 8 The Finite-Difference Beam Propagation Method
- 9 The Harmonic-Expansion Beam Propagation Method
- 10 The Efficient Matrix Approach
- 11 Accuracy Verification for Propagation in Turbulence
- 12 Target Irradiance Calculation Comparisons
- 13 Simulating Incoherent Tiled-array Beams
- 14 Beam Quality for Gaussian Beams
- 15 Beam Quality for Non-Gaussian Beams
- 16 Beam Quality versus Turbulence, Beam Type, and Coherence
- 17 Laser Communication Dropouts and Turbulence
- 18 The Focusing Effects of Turbulence
- 19 High-power, Short Optical Pulses
- 20 Author's Final Comments
- References
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2021-12-08)
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781510646667
- OCLC:
- 1288166008
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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