KEYWORDS: Gaussian beams, 3D modeling, Sensors, Polarization, Near field, Signal detection, Erbium, Optics manufacturing, Computer simulations, Near field optics
The interaction of a focused laser beam with a step on a conducting surface is investigated by a vector method. The 2-D problem is solved by using a model of fictitious current filaments, while 3-D problems are treated by using a model of fictitious dipoles as the sources of the scattered field. Computer simulations indicate a difference between the two polarization components (TE and TM), but with the samples investigated in this work, these differences are too small for practical measurements. The scattered field distribution is found to be strongly dependent on the step height relative to the observation plane and on its position relative to the beam waist. Thus, measurements of the intensity distribution in the observation plane can provide information about these parameters with high sensitivity. Experimental investigation confirms that the height of a step in the range λ/10 to λ/4 can be measured with an accuracy of 5%, including its sign (up or down). The position of the step with respect to the beam can be estimated with an accuracy of about 1/100 of spot size.
KEYWORDS: 3D modeling, Gaussian beams, Sensors, Magnetism, Optics manufacturing, Computer simulations, Near field optics, Beam propagation method, Chemical elements, Signal detection
The method of moments is used to investigate the interaction of a well focused laser beam with a step of a conducting surface. The two dimensional problem is solved by using a model of fictitious current filaments, while three-dimensional problems are treated by using a model of fictitious dipoles as the sources of the scattered field. Computer simulations indicate a difference between the two polarization components (TE,TM), but these differences are too small for practical measurements. The scattered field distribution is found to be highly dependent on the step height relative to the observation plane and on its position relative to the beam waist. Thus measurements of the intensity distribution in the observation plane can provide information about these parameters with high sensitivity. Experimental investigation confirms that step height, including its sign, i.e., hills or pits, as well as its position can be determined with an accuracy of about (lambda) /100.
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