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Gaussian Beams and Lasers
• Gaussian Beams Introduction• Matrix Method• Equivalent Ray tracing• Example calculation• Laser Basics
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Gaussian BeamsSolution of scalar paraxial wave equation (Helmholtz equation) is aGaussian beam, given by:
Note that R(z) does not obey ray tracing sign convention. Unfortunately there’s no particularly good way to fix this.
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Gaussian BeamsMain points
Gaussian beam can be completely described once you know two things
1. wo beam waist, which is the point where the field is down 1/e compared to on axis, wavelength
2. Z=0, location of beam waist
Half apex angle for far field of aperture wo, about 86% of beam power is contained within this cone
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Gaussian Beams Detailed view, Rayleigh distance
Real part of E vs. radius and z
Measure of the convergence of the beam, smaller zo stronger convergence.The phase on the beam axis is retarded by π/4 relative to plane wave.
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Guassian Beams Detailed view, at beam center and far away
Real part of E vs. radius and z
Near beam center (z<< zo)Beam intensity is ~ uniform across wavefront and Guay phase is zeroIn other words it is like a plane wave.
Far from beam waist (z >> zo)Wave is ~ like a spherical wave (paraxially) Since R(z) ≈ z and w(z) ≈ woz/zo,but with extra phase of ζ(z) =π/2.
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Gaussian Beams Conversion formulas
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Gaussian Beam Parameter q(z)
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Gaussian Beam Parameter q(z)
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How does q change with transfer and refraction ?
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ABCD Matrix for Guassians
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ABCD Matrix for Guassians
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Matrix Method
Amnon Yariv, Optical Electronics
where
So can use them like before for multiple elements
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ExampleGaussian beam focusing
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ExampleGaussian beam focusing
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ExampleGaussian beam in lens waveguide/resonator
F=2/RFor mirrors
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ExampleGaussian beam in lens waveguide/resonator
F=2/RFor mirrors
For Gaussian beam confinement θ must be real. This yields the condition below for stable beam confinement or resonance…
This is the same condition as we derived for RAYS !!!
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Representation of Gaussian Beams by complex rays (1)
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Representation of Gaussian Beams by complex rays (1’)
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Representation of Gaussian Beams by complex rays (2)
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Representation of Gaussian Beams by complex rays (2’)
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Representation of Guassian Beams by complex rays (3)
Notes• In (1), second waist is at Fourier plane, as expected.
• In (2), second waist occurs before image plane, as expected.
• In (3), as distance to lens increases, waist moves to paraxial image plane
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Representation of Guassian Beams by complex rays (4)
Notes• In (1), waist is centered at zero (as expected of FT geometry)
• In (2), image is at -10 μm, expected from M=-1.
• This type of problem is not possible with the ABCD formalism.
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Do Guassian Beams Obey Paraxial Imaging ? (1/3)
Answer: Yes. The image is also a Gaussian E field distribution in amplitude andany point on the object down from the peak by some value, say 1/e for the pointw(z), will image to the point on the image down from the peak by the same value.Shown above only for real objects conjugate to real images ( -t f ).
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Do Guassian Beams Obey Paraxial Imaging ? (2/3)
Works for virtual objects as well…
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Do Guassian Beams Obey Paraxial Imaging ? (3/3)
Conclusion: All parts of the object Gaussian image correctly to the appropriate parts of the image Gaussian including both real and virtual objects and images.Corollary: If you apply paraxial imaging to the object Gaussian over all z, you generate the image Gaussian over all z. Gaussian beams obey paraxial imaging exactly.
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Example: Collimation Lens
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Laser BasicsAbsorption and Emission
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Laser basicsSpontaneous Emission and Lifetime
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Laser basicsSpontaneous and Stimulated Emission
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Laser basicsStimulated Emission versus Absorption
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Laser basicsPopulation Inversion
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Line Broadening: Homogeneous
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Line Broadening: Inhomogeneous
(gas) different velocities
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Laser basicsAmplification and Lasing
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Laser basicsCavity Modes
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Single versus Multimode
Single Mode Multimode Mode
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Spectral hole burning
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Spectral hole burning
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Multimode/Inhomogeneous
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Multimode Lasers
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Laser basics3 level vs 4 level systems
N2=No/2 + Nt/2
N2~ Nt
N1=No/2 - Nt/2
N1~0
t
o
level
level
NN
NN
2)()(
42
32 ≈
Can be large ~100
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Laser basicsSome simple laser equations
(Add in α which is passive loss in medium)
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Threshold InversionMinimum Power Required
)ln1()(
8212
2
rrlg
tnN spont
t −= αλυ
πυ
υΔ≈
)(1
og
)1( Rcnltc −
≈
Gain equals losses and then solve for ΔN
The cavity decay time (tc) assuming α=0, r1 ~ r2 is approximately
The threshold population is many times written using tc as
)(8
3
23
υυπgtc
tnN
c
spontt =
Power needed to do this is given by
24)(
tVhNP t
levels
υ=
LinewidthAlso 1/lw will give you minimum pulse length
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ExampleErbium Doped Fiber Amplifier: EDFA