jk22 Messages 732 Reaction score 25 Thread starter Aug 10, 2016 #1 Suppose a laser beam polarized arriving from vacuum to a medium. What are the reflexion and transmission powers taking into account heating. What equations could be used to solve this ?
Suppose a laser beam polarized arriving from vacuum to a medium. What are the reflexion and transmission powers taking into account heating. What equations could be used to solve this ?
nasu Homework Helper Messages 4,474 Reaction score 923 Aug 10, 2016 #2 It is unclear what are you asking here. Heating what? You mean to ask how (or if) the reflection coefficients depend on temperature?
It is unclear what are you asking here. Heating what? You mean to ask how (or if) the reflection coefficients depend on temperature?
jk22 Messages 732 Reaction score 25 Aug 10, 2016 #3 Yes, the beam heats the medium up and this will modify the reflected and transmitted intensities.
nasu Homework Helper Messages 4,474 Reaction score 923 Aug 10, 2016 #4 It may be just that the beam damages (changes) the quality of the surface and by this changes the amount of light reflected. What is this medium?
It may be just that the beam damages (changes) the quality of the surface and by this changes the amount of light reflected. What is this medium?
jk22 Messages 732 Reaction score 25 Aug 11, 2016 #5 From air to glass for example. I was wondering how to compute the absorbed power due to heating.