Time-evolution interferometric measurements of a thermal lens

Rafael A. Escalona Z.; Aristides Alfredo Marcano O.

doi:10.1117/12.279748

21 November 1997 Time-evolution interferometric measurements of a thermal lens

Rafael A. Escalona Z., Aristides Alfredo Marcano O.

Proceedings Volume 3172, Optical Technology in Fluid, Thermal, and Combustion Flow III; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279748
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The evolution of the spatial profile of a thermal lens induced by a cw low power laser beam in an absorbing dye solution is directly visualized in real time using glow- coherence light interferometry. Both spatial characteristics and response times of the lens are measured. Preliminary comparisons between experimental result and thermal diffusion theory are presented. The accuracy of measured refractive index in the thermal lens profile is better than 10^-6.

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Rafael A. Escalona Z. and Aristides Alfredo Marcano O. "Time-evolution interferometric measurements of a thermal lens", Proc. SPIE 3172, Optical Technology in Fluid, Thermal, and Combustion Flow III, (21 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279748

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