• DocumentCode
    1112604
  • Title

    Gaussian beams are fundamentally different from free-space modes

  • Author

    Marcatili, Enrique A J ; Someda, C.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Università di Padova, Padova, Italy-1987
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    164
  • Lastpage
    167
  • Abstract
    Either from physical considerations or from exact calculations it is found that a Gaussian beam is grossly different from any free-space mode. In fact, each mode of free space is a standing wave and it is the superposition of two or more of them that approaches the configuration of a through-flowing Gaussian beam.
  • Keywords
    Gaussian beams; Optics; Books; Dielectrics; Directional couplers; Gaussian processes; Maxwell equations; Partial differential equations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1987.1073325
  • Filename
    1073325
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1112604