TLM modelling of thermal processes in magneto-optic multi-layered media

Autor: E W Williams, Susan Pulko, H C Patel, D. de Cogan
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 29:1124-1132
ISSN: 1361-6463
0022-3727
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/5/003
Popis: This paper introduces the application of the transmission line matrix (TLM) method for simulating thermal effects in magneto-optic multi-layers irradiated with a Gaussian laser beam. A model using linear heating compares favourably with an accepted semi-analytical treatment. Comparison with available experimental data suggests that thin film media of this type display a temperature-dependent, thermal conductivity. Simulations involving nonlinear heat flow have also been performed. Because there are no equivalent experimental data available for comparison, a series of tests with hypothetical data was undertaken. The results underline the urgent need for experimental measurements of the temperature-dependence of thermal conductivity in these materials.
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