Effects of spatial and temporal smoothing on stimulated brillouin scattering in the independent-hot-spot model limit
Phys Rev Lett
; 85(21): 4526-9, 2000 Nov 20.
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ABSTRACT
The influence of laser beam smoothing on stimulated Brillouin backscattering (SBBS) is studied analytically in the limit of the independent hot spot model. It is shown that the temporal beam smoothing can reduce the SBBS reflectivity significantly even though the laser bandwidth is smaller than the growth rate for the average intensity. The explanation of this reduction effect is given in terms of SBBS growth in the statistically significant hot spots. The minimum laser bandwidth corresponding to an important reduction of the reflectivity is thus determined properly. The dependence of this reduction effect on the acoustic damping for a given laser bandwidth is discussed.
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