Title :
Modeling sub-nanosecond pulsed laser dynamics using the exponential time difference method
Author :
Liu, Xin ; Lima, Ivan T., Jr. ; Swenson, Orven F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 58105, USA
Abstract :
The authors show that the exponential time difference method is orders of magnitude faster than the standard finite difference time domain method to model the dynamics of longitudinally pumped sub-nanosecond pulsed dye lasers.
Keywords :
Absorption; Equations; Finite difference methods; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431464
