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Multi-physic simulation in the laser sources

Author: Christophe FERAL

Publication date: March 10, 2021

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2. Description of laser physics

The main physics used to dimension a laser system are listed and described below:

  • thermal in solids ;

  • solid mechanics ;

  • thermal fluids ;

  • fluid mechanics ;

  • ray tracing, optical aberration analysis.

2.1 Description of a typical physics module

A physical object is associated with a material that has several characteristics described by parameters (figure 6 ). Parameter values are defined by the software's material database, where they are entered by the user.

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