空间长距离传播中高斯光束位相演化的模拟分析-simulation analysis of phase evolution of gaussian beams in long-distance space propagation.docxVIP

AbstractBased on satellites, gravity recovery and spatial gravitational wave detection are the cutting-edge scientific research tasks. The former (GRACE) has launched the K-band satellites, and its further plan (GRACE Follow on) will use laser to substitute the microwave. It and the latter (LISA) are to measure the displacement between the satellites for gravity recovery of the earth or gravitational wave detection through the laser interferometer. In these research tasks, laser propagates between two satellites. How the errors from master satellite are transferred to another satellite? And how much effect the changing of the refractive index of the medium in which laser propagates has on the measurement? These problems are the research focuses of this thesis.Various models can be utilized to simulate the long-distance beam propagation, including Fast Fourier Transformation method (FFT-BPM), finite difference method (FD-BPM) and the finite element method (FE-BPM). Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of these calculation methods, as well as taking my research goal into account, FFT-BPM is the choice.This paper analyzes the theory of FFT-BPM, and uses MATLAB for programming. Comparing the calculation results with the ideal Gauss beam propagation equations, our calculation method is reasonable. Then add the refractive index in the ionosphere, the calculated results agree well with the theoretical conclusions: refractive index in this paper can be neglected in the calculation. Then add the initial wavefront distortion, which is described by Zernike polynomials and geometric aberration respectively. The calculation of the transfer of the distortion under different divergence angle cases leads to the conclusion that the bigger the divergence angle, the smaller the effect of the initial wavefront distortion on the calculated results, and we analysis this conclusion theoretically. We find, in theory, that although the increase of the divergence angle can ben