ISO TR 11146-3-2004 Lasers and laser-related equipment - Test methods for laser beam widths divergence angles and beam propagation ratios - Part 3 Intrinsic and.pdf

1、 Reference number ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) ISO 2004TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 11146-3 First edition 2004-02-01 Lasers and laser-related equipment Test methods for laser beam widths, divergence angles and beam propagation ratios Part 3: Intrinsic and geometrical laser beam classification, propagation and

2、details of test methods Lasers et quipements associs aux lasers Mthodes dessai des largeurs du faisceau, des angles de divergence et des facteurs de propagation du faisceau Partie 3: Classification intrinsque et gomtrique du faisceau laser, propagation et dtails des mthodes dessai ISO/TR 11146-3:200

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7、e country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyrightiso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii ISO 2004 All rights reservedISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) ISO 2004 All rights reserved iiiContents Page Forewor

8、d iv Introduction v 1 Scope 1 2 Second-order laser beam characterization 1 2.1 General. 1 2.2 Wigner distribution . 1 2.3 First- and second-order moments of Wigner distribution 2 2.4 Beam matrix. 3 2.5 Propagation though aberration-free optical systems . 4 2.6 Relation between second-order moments a

9、nd physical beam quantities 4 2.7 Propagation invariants . 8 2.8 Geometrical classification 9 2.9 Intrinsic classification 9 3 Background and offset correction 10 3.1 General. 10 3.2 Coarse correction by background map subtraction . 10 3.3 Coarse correction by average background subtraction. 11 3.4

10、Fine correction of baseline offset . 11 4 Alternative methods for beam width measurements 13 4.1 General. 13 4.2 Variable aperture method. 14 4.3 Moving knife-edge method. 16 4.4 Moving slit method . 17 Annex A (informative) Optical system matrices 20 Bibliography . 22 ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) iv ISO

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16、 be no longer valid or useful. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/TR 11146-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 172, Optics

17、and photonics, Subcommittee SC 9, Electro-optical systems. This first edition of ISO/TR 11146-3, together with ISO 11146-1, cancels and replaces ISO 11146:1999, which has been technically revised. ISO 11146 consists of the following parts, under the general title Lasers and laser-related equipment T

18、est methods for laser beam widths, divergence angles and beam propagation ratios: Part 1: Stigmatic and simple astigmatic beams Part 2: General astigmatic beams Part 3: Intrinsic and geometrical laser beam classification, propagation and details of test methods (Technical Report) ISO/TR 11146-3:2004

19、(E) ISO 2004 All rights reserved vIntroduction The propagation properties of every laser beam can be characterized within the method of second-order moments by ten independent parameters. However, most laser beams of practical interest need less parameters for a complete description due to their hig

20、her symmetry. These beams are stigmatic or simple astigmatic, e.g. due to the used resonator design. The theoretical description of beam characterization and propagation as well as the classification of laser beams based on the second-order moments of the Wigner distribution is given in this part of

21、 ISO 11146. The measurement procedures introduced in ISO 11146-1 and ISO 11146-2 are essentially based on (but not restricted to) the acquisition of power (energy) density distributions by means of matrix detectors, as for example CCD cameras. The accuracy of results based on these data depends stro

22、ngly on proper data pre-processing, namely background subtraction and offset correction. The details of these procedures are given here. In some situations accuracy obtainable with matrix detectors might not be satisfying or matrix detectors might simply be unavailable. In such cases, other, indirec

23、t methods for the determination of beam diameters or beam width are viable alternatives, as long as comparable results are achieved. Some alternative measurement methods are presented here. TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) ISO 2004 All rights reserved 1Lasers and laser-related equipment Test

24、methods for laser beam widths, divergence angles and beam propagation ratios Part 3: Intrinsic and geometrical laser beam classification, propagation and details of test methods 1 Scope This part of ISO 11146 specifies methods for measuring beam widths (diameter), divergence angles and beam propagat

25、ion ratios of laser beams in support of ISO 11146-1. It provides the theoretical description of laser beam characterization based on the second-order moments of the Wigner distribution, including geometrical and intrinsic beam characterization, and offers important details for proper background subt

26、raction methods recommendable for matrix detectors such as CCD cameras. It also presents alternative methods for the characterization of stigmatic or simple astigmatic beams that are applicable where matrix detectors are unavailable or deliver unsatisfying results. 2 Second-order laser beam characte

27、rization 2.1 General Almost any coherent or partially coherent laser beam can be characterized by a maximum of ten independent parameters, the so-called second-order moments of the Wigner distribution. Laser beams showing some kind of symmetry, stigmatism or simple astigmatism, need even fewer param

28、eters. The knowledge of these parameters allows the prediction of beam properties behind arbitrary aberration-free optical systems. Here and throughout this document the term “power density distribution E(x,y,z)” refers to continuous wave sources. It might be replaced by “energy density distribution

29、 H(x,y,z)” in the case of pulsed sources. Furthermore, a coordinate system is assumed where the z axis is almost parallel to the direction of beam propagation and the x and y axes are horizontal and vertical, respectively. 2.2 Wigner distribution The Wigner distribution h(x,y, x , y ;z) is a general

30、 and complete description of narrow-band coherent and partially coherent laser beams in a measurement plane. Generally speaking, it gives the amount of beam power of a beam passing the measurement plane at the lateral position (x,y) with a horizontal paraxial angle of xand a vertical paraxial angle

31、of yto the z axis, as shown in Figure 1. NOTE The Wigner distribution is a function of the axial location z, i.e. the Wigner distribution of the same beam is different at different z locations. Hence, quantities derived from the Wigner distribution are in general also functions of z. Throughout this

32、 document this z dependence will be dropped. The Wigner distribution then refers to an arbitrarily chosen location z, the measurement plane. ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) 2 ISO 2004 All rights reservedx,y spatial coordinates x , ycorresponding angular coordinates Figure 1 Coordinates of Wigner distribution

33、 The power density distribution E(x,y) in a measurement plane is related to the Wigner distribution by ()() , , , d d x yxy Exy hxy = (1) NOTE The integration limits in the equation above are finite, representing the maximum angles of the rays contained in the beam, in paraxial; they are conventiona

34、lly extended to infinity. 2.3 First- and second-order moments of Wigner distribution The first-order moments of the Wigner distribution are defined as () 1 , , ddd d xyx y xh x yx x y P = (2) () 1 , , ddd d xyx y yh x yy x y P = (3) () 1 , , ddd d x xyx xy hxy xy P = (4) () 1 , , ddd d yx y yx y hxy

35、 xy P = (5) where P is the beam power given by () , , ddd d xyx y Ph x y x y = (6) or, using Equation (1), ( ) ,dd PE x yx y = (7) ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) ISO 2004 All rights reserved 3The spatial moments x and y give the lateral position of the beam centroid in the measurement plane. The angular mom

36、ents x and y specify the direction of propagation of the beam centroid. The (centred) second-order moments are given by () () ()() () 1 , , ddd d n km kmn xyx yx x y yx y xy hxy x x y y xy P = (8) where , , and km n are non-negative integers and 2 km n + += . Therefore, there are ten different secon

37、d- order moments. The three spatial second-order moments 22 , and xy x y are related to the lateral extent of the power density distribution in the measurement plane, the three angular moments 22 , and x yx y to the beam divergence, and the four mixed moments , , and x yx y xxy y to the phase proper

38、ties in the measurement plane. More details on the relation between the ten second-order moments and the physical beam properties are discussed below. The spatial first- and second-order moments can be directly obtained from the power density distribution E(x,y). From Equation (1) it follows: () 1 ,

39、d d x Exyxxy P = (9) () 1 ,d d y Exyyxy P = (10) and ()() 2 2 1 ,d d xE x y x xx y P = (11) ()() () 1 ,d d xy E x y x x y y x y P = (12) ()() 2 2 1 ,d d y Exyy y xy P = (13) The other second-order moments are obtained by measuring the spatial moments in other planes and using the propagation law of

40、the second-order moments (see below). NOTE The details of measuring all ten second-order moments are given in ISO 11146-2. 2.4 Beam matrix The ten second-order moments are collected into the symmetric 4 4 beam matrix ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) 4 ISO 2004 All rights reserved2 2 T 2 2 xy xy xxxx y yyx yx

41、xx yxx xy y y y xy xy = WM P MU(14) with the symmetric submatrix of the spatial moments 2 2 xx y xy y = W (15) the symmetric submatrix of the angular moments 2 2 xy y yy y = U (16) and the submatrix of the mixed moments xy xy xx yy = M (17) 2.5 Propagation though aberration-free optical systems Aber

42、ration-free optical systems are represented by 4 4 system matrices S known from geometrical optics. The propagation of the second-order moments through such a system is given by T out in = PS PS (18) where P inand P outare the beam matrices in entry and exit plane of the optical system, respectively

43、. Examples for system matrices are given in Annex A. 2.6 Relation between second-order moments and physical beam quantities The ten second-order moments are closely related to well known physical quantities of a beam. The three spatial moments describe the lateral extent of the power density distrib

44、ution of the beam in the measurement plane. The directions of minimum and maximum extent, called principal axes, are always orthogonal to each other. Any power density distribution is characterized by the extents along its principal axes and the orientation of those axes. The beam width along the di

45、rection of the principal axis that is closer to the x-axis of the laboratory system is given by ( ) ( ) () 1 1 2 2 2 2 22 22 22 4 x dx yx yx y =+ (19) ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) ISO 2004 All rights reserved 5and the beam width along the direction of that principal axis, which is closer to the y-axis by

46、( ) ( ) () 1 1 2 2 2 2 22 22 22 4 y dx yx yx y =+ (20) where ( ) 22 22 22 sgn xy xy xy = (21) If the principal axes make the angle + or /4 with x- or y-axis, when x 2 = y 2 , then d xis by convention the larger of the two beam widths, and ( ) 1 2 22 22 2 x dxyx y =+ (22) ( ) 1 2 22 22 2 y dx yx y =+

47、 (23) The azimuthal angle between that principal axis, which is closer to the x-axis, and the x-axis is obtained by ( ) 22 1 arctan 2 2 xy x y = (24) valid for 22 xy ; for 22 xy = , (z) is obtained as () () sgn 4 zx y = (25) where () sgn xy xy xy = (26) See Figure 2. Figure 2 Azimuthal angle and bea

48、m widths along principal axes of power density distribution ISO/TR 11146-3:2004(E) 6 ISO 2004 All rights reservedVery similar, the three angular moments describe the beam divergence characterized by the orthogonal directions of its maximum and minimum extent. These directions are called the principal axes of the beam divergence and may not coincide with the principal axes of the power density distribution in the measurement plan