Nonlinear hot holographic image in high power solid-state laser systems
A theoretical analysis and results of numerical calculations for the hot image formation in high power solid-state laser system are presented. According to holographic imaging theory, an approximately functional expression for the hot image intensity from opaque scatterer is derived, showing an intensity several times as much as the background light intensity. The hot image appears in a plane located downstream from the nonlinear medium at a distance equal to that from the scatterer to the medium. It is found that the hot image intensity and location are accurately predicted by theory and numerical calculations.