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 :
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo
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 :
dye lasers; finite difference methods; high-speed optical techniques; dye lasers; finite difference based exponential time difference method; subnanosecond pulsed laser dynamics; Absorption; Equations; Finite difference methods; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453687
