• Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics
  • Vol. 12, Issue 1, 11401 (2014)
Guowen Zhang1, Xingqiang Lu1、*, Shenlei Zhou1, Weixin Ma2, and Jian Zhu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasmas, Shanghai 201800, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/col201412.s11401 Cite this Article
    Guowen Zhang, Xingqiang Lu, Shenlei Zhou, Weixin Ma, Jian Zhu. Focusing of aberrated, partially coherent, square, flat-topped pulsed beams by a thin lens[J]. Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, 2014, 12(1): 11401 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Flat-topped beam theoretical model and unified theory of coherence and polarization of light are used as the bases in examining aberrated, partially coherent, electromagnetic, square, flat-topped pulsed beams focused by a thin lens. This study demonstrates that Astigmatism is not necessarily undesirable in certain circumstances, and a certain amount of astigmatism can be guaranteed a similar spatial envelope of the beams in the geometric focal plane as the source of aberrated, partially coherent, electromagnetic, square, flat-topped pulsed beams. This feature may be useful in determining the fidelity of high-power laser-beam transmission areas.
    Guowen Zhang, Xingqiang Lu, Shenlei Zhou, Weixin Ma, Jian Zhu. Focusing of aberrated, partially coherent, square, flat-topped pulsed beams by a thin lens[J]. Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, 2014, 12(1): 11401
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