Documentation of PROP E, A Computer Program for the Propagation of High-Power Laser Beams through Absorbing Media.

Abstract

The report details the numerical methods employed in a solution of the problem of high-power laser-beam propagation. A transformation of the partial differential equation for the light beam is used which differs from that of a previous study of the problem and which offers a versatility allowing a study of highly distorted beams to be made. A detailed description of the subroutines and their operation is given along with flow charts and FORTRAN listings. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781647

Entities

People

  • J. Harrison Hancock
  • Jeanne T. Ulrich
  • John N. Hayes
  • Peter B. Ulrich

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Mathematics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Procedures (Computers)

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy