A transient, three-dimensional model of stimulated Brillouin scattering

Abstract

An efficient numerical 3-D model of transient stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is reported. The model is used to examine the effects of transient phenomena on the efficiency of phase conjugation by SBS and the mode structure of the Stokes and pump pulse inside the SBS cell. The effect of parameters such as phonon lifetime, input pulse shape and input energy on the transient fidelity of SBS is investigated. A new transient phenomenon which causes SBS fidelity degradation at high focal intensity (short Rayleigh range) is examined.