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Constructing laser light source

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Hello all,

As light source in my real life setup I have a Helium Neon laser emitting light at lamba = 632[nm] with a spotsize of 0.8[mm].

In Comsol I want simply (as start) to let this light propagate from vacuum (refractive index = 1) into a block of glass (refractive index ~2).

What is the simplest way to 'construct' this laser light source? (I'm currently using version 4.2a)

Kind regards,
Arjan

1 Reply Last Post Mar 12, 2012, 11:31 a.m. EDT
Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)

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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 12, 2012, 11:31 a.m. EDT
Hi

if you are at the beam waist, you can use a Gaussian amplitude profile and a flat/plane E field and let that propagate. This should give you about an "gaussian" beam propagation of your laser energy

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Good luck
Ivar
Hi if you are at the beam waist, you can use a Gaussian amplitude profile and a flat/plane E field and let that propagate. This should give you about an "gaussian" beam propagation of your laser energy -- Good luck Ivar

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