Laser system modeling with fast physical optics (Conference Presentation)

Frank Wyrowski; Site Zhang; Christian Hellmann

doi:10.1117/12.2291739

14 March 2018 Laser system modeling with fast physical optics (Conference Presentation)

Frank Wyrowski, Site Zhang, Christian Hellmann

Proceedings Volume 10513, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems IV; 1051303 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291739
Event: SPIE LASE, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Nowadays, the development of modern laser systems tends to be more and more integrated and compact. A huge variety of components with specific purposes and in largely different dimension scales can be seen even in a single laser system. As a result, the difficulty in modeling and designing such a system increases dramatically. To model such systems, instead of attempting to employ multiple disciplines in combination, we adhere to physical optics, which is governed by Maxwell’s equations. Especially, by fast physical optics, we emphasize on highly efficient solutions to the Maxwell’s equations, based on 1) the paradigm shift of switching the main modeling domain from space to spatial frequency domain; 2) innovative Fourier transform concepts that minimize the field sampling parameters. With these techniques, components ranging from sub-wavelength gratings, to prisms, and from structured waveguides to laser crystals, can all be included. In addition to optics itself, it is possible and flexible to take other physical aspects and their impacts on the optical performance into consideration in a flexible manner, such as mechanical and thermal effects in laser packaging processes. We will present simulations of several typical modern laser systems based on fast physical optics modeling.

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Frank Wyrowski, Site Zhang, and Christian Hellmann "Laser system modeling with fast physical optics (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10513, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems IV, 1051303 (14 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291739

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Systems modeling

Laser systems engineering

Laser development

Laser optics

Optical components

Optical design

Packaging

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