位相调制产生“热像”效应理论研究

通过理论分析和数值模拟方法，研究了高功率激光系统中的非线性“热像”效应. 利用菲涅耳-基尔霍夫衍射积分和非线性近轴波动方程，在远场近似及光学薄近似条件下，得出了位相调制产生“热像”出现的位置及强度满足的解析关系.结果表明，“热像”形成在非线性介质后与衍射物对称的位置，其强度可能比振幅调制产生“热像”的强度大几倍. 通过计算机模拟，并与理论预测结果进行比较，显示两者符合较好. 同时给“热像”的形成过程赋予了明确的物理意义，指出“热像”的形成类似于同轴位相夫琅禾费全息过程. 关键词： “热像”效应 全息成像 小尺度自聚焦 高功率激光

Theoretical analysis of hot image effect from phase scatterer

The nonlinear hot image effect from phase scatterer in a high-power laser system has been investigated theoretically and numerically. According to the Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction integral and nonlinear paraxial wave equation, we derive the functional relationship of the intensity of hot image and its location. It is shown that the image intensity is likely several times larger than that from amplitude scatterer, and the location is situated in the equidistant downstream plane of the scatterer in an optical component located upstream from a nonlinear element. Good agreements are shown between the theoretical prediction and the computer codes developed for ns-pulse propagation simulations. The results indicate that the formation of hot image is akin to the real-time, in-line and volume-phase holographic imaging.