Initial Second Harmonic Generation in Narrowband Surface Waves by Multi-Line Laser Beams for Two Kinds of Spatial Energy Profile Models: Gaussian and Square-Like

Abstract

Abstract Acoustic nonlinearity of surface waves is an effective method to evaluate the micro damage on the surface of materials. In this method, the   (magnitude of the fundamental wave) and   (magnitude of the second-order harmonic wave) are measured for evaluation of acoustic nonlinearity. However, if there is another source of second-order harmonic wave other than the material itself, the linear relationship between   and   will not be guaranteed. Therefore, the second-order harmonic generation by another source should be fully suppressed. In this paper, we investigated the initial second-order harmonic generation in narrowband surface waves by multi-line laser beams. The spatial profile of laser beam was considered in the cases of Gaussian and square-like. The temporal profile was assumed to be Gaussian. In case of Gaussian spatial profile, the generation of the initial second-order harmonic wave was inevitable. However, when the spatial profile was square-like, the generation of the initial second-order harmonic wave was able to be fully suppressed at specific duty ratio. These results mean that the multi-line laser beams of square-like profile with a proper duty ratio are useful to evaluate the acoustic nonlinearity of the generated surface waves.