Resonant self focusing of periodically modulated laser beams

Vladimir L. Derbov; Inna L. Plastun

doi:10.1117/12.469587

3 June 2002 Resonant self-focusing of periodically modulated laser beams

Vladimir L. Derbov, Inna L. Plastun

Proceedings Volume 4706, Saratov Fall Meeting 2001: Laser Physics and Photonics, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Modeling II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469587
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting 2001, 2001, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

On-resonance self-action of a beam with periodically modulated amplitude in a two-level saturable absorber is studied numerically. When the period of modulation is comparable with relaxation times, one cannot describe the medium by means of susceptibility, and the response of the medium to the amplitude variation is not immediate. We solve the Bloch equations in each point of the medium to find this response correctly. Transient behavior followed by stable oscillations of population difference and polarization vector is shown to depend strongly on the frequency and amplitude of modulation. Beam propagation is considered using a simplified model of a thin absorber followed by free space, the propagation distance being small compared with the modulation wavelength. Manifestations of non-stationary response of the medium in the output intensity behavior are analyzed.

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Vladimir L. Derbov and Inna L. Plastun "Resonant self-focusing of periodically modulated laser beams", Proc. SPIE 4706, Saratov Fall Meeting 2001: Laser Physics and Photonics, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Modeling II, (3 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469587

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