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Three Dimensional Laser Simulation Code on a Desktop Personal Computer

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We present a new simulation code able to simulate the entire propagation of laser pulse, from the amplifiers level up to the focusing stage. This algorithm has some new characteristics that we intend to present. It computes the three-dimensional optical propagation equation using no approximation other than its picosecond expression. The stability has been carefully studied so that it can be applied to any geometry. This is a great improvement since, up to now only cylindrical geometry was accessible for accuracy. In this paper we also present a method using Fast Fourier Transform able to evaluate with a high accuracy, Fresnel’s distribution of a focused laser pulse. The advantages provided by our algorithm are its rapidity and its high physical understanding of the focusing phenomena.

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  1. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6, Yamada-oka, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Thierry Bontoux, Yoshinori Kato & Masahiro Nakatsuka

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Bontoux, T., Kato, Y. & Nakatsuka, M. Three Dimensional Laser Simulation Code on a Desktop Personal Computer. OPT REV 6, 28–36 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-999-0028-1

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