Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 0114001(2022)

Thermal Blooming Effect of Array Beams Under Buoyancy Convection in Closed Channel

Wansheng Liu1,2, Zhijun Yuan1, Hanbin Wang1,3, Yuqiao Xian1,2, Mengqi Su1,2, Bing He1、*, and Jun Zhou1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of All Solid-State Laser and Applied Techniques, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150006, China
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    Diagram of mesh division for finite element calculation
    Temperature distribution, amplitude and direction of air velocity near laser source, and intensity distribution at focal point when only considering heat conduction and buoyancy convection. (a)(d) Only considering heat conduction; (b)(c)(e) considering buoyancy convection
    Array cells with different arrangements. (a) Horizontal; (b) vertical; (c) positive triangular; (d) inverted triangular; (e) slanting
    Amplitude and direction of air velocity near laser source and intensity distributions at focal point under horizontal and vertical arrangements. (a1)(a2) Left beam of horizontal arrangement; (b1)(b2) middle beam of horizontal arrangement; (c1)(c2) right beam of horizontal arrangement; (d1)(d2) upper beam of vertical arrangement; (e1)(e2) middle beam of vertical arrangement; (f1)(f2) lower beam of vertical arrangement
    Amplitude and direction of air velocity near laser source and intensity distributions at focal point under triangular arrangements. (a1)(a2) Left beam of positive triangular arrangement; (b1)(b2) middle beam of positive triangular arrangement; (c1)(c2) right beam of positive triangular arrangement; (d1)(d2) left beam of inverted triangular arrangement; (e1)(e2) middle beam of inverted triangular arrangement; (f1)(f2) right beam of inverted triangular arrangement
    Amplitude and direction of air velocity near laser source and intensity distributions at focal point under slanting arrangement. (a1)(a2) Left beam; (b1)(b2) middle beam; (c1)(c2) right beam
    Centroid drift in y direction, centroid drift in z direction, and relationship between beam quality and axial wind speed of single beam and multiple beams when only considering heat conduction and considering buoyancy convection. (a) Centroid drift in y direction; (b) centroid drift in z direction; (c) beam quality
    • Table 1. Parameter selection of numerical simulation

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      Table 1. Parameter selection of numerical simulation

      Laserwavelengthλ /nmLaserpowerp /WAirpressureP /(105 Pa)InitialtemperatureT /KAbsorptioncoefficientα /(10-5 m-1)Waistradiusa /mmRadius ofchanneld /mmObservationdistancez /mFocallengthf /m
      1064100001.01293.151.2410055
    • Table 2. Mesh division for finite element calculationmm

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      Table 2. Mesh division for finite element calculationmm

      Distance from centerarea RMesh cell size r
      MaximumMinimum
      200.50.5
      5062
      1003010
    • Table 3. Numerical simulation results

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      Table 3. Numerical simulation results

      ArrayarrangementBeam positionBeamquality βCentroiddrift in ydirection /mmCentroiddrift in zdirection /mmChange ofbeamquality ΔβChange ofcentroid driftin y direction /mmChange ofcentroid driftin z direction /mm
      Left3.330.4170.571-0.4150.417-0.139
      HorizontalMiddle3.3800.703-0.3620-0.007
      Right3.330.4180.571-0.4150.418-0.139
      Upper2.5800.436-1.1600-0.273
      VerticalMiddle2.8800.538-0.8650-0.172
      Lower3.7300.711-0.00800.002
      Left3.680.3480.635-0.0640.348-0.074
      PositivetriangularMiddle2.5800.555-1.1600-0.155
      Right3.680.3480.634-0.0640.348-0.075
      Left3.490.3200.645-0.2480.320-0.065
      InvertedtriangularMiddle3.6700.706-0.0700-0.003
      Right3.500.3200.645-0.2460.320-0.064
      Left3.680.4450.577-0.0660.445-0.132
      SlantingMiddle3.330.1010.712-0.4150.1010.002
      Right3.620.4790.583-0.1220.479-0.126
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    Wansheng Liu, Zhijun Yuan, Hanbin Wang, Yuqiao Xian, Mengqi Su, Bing He, Jun Zhou. Thermal Blooming Effect of Array Beams Under Buoyancy Convection in Closed Channel[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(1): 0114001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: May. 6, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 4, 2021

    Published Online: Dec. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: He Bing (bryanho@siom.ac.cn), Zhou Jun (junzhousd@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0114001

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