DocumentCode
1114037
Title
Graphical study of Laguerre-Gaussian beam modes
Author
Arora, R.K. ; Lu, Z.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Florida A&M Univ., Tallahassee, FL, USA
Volume
141
Issue
3
fYear
1994
fDate
6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
145
Lastpage
150
Abstract
Following a brief survey of the theory of Laguerre-Gaussian beam modes, expressions are derived for the paraxial vector electric and magnetic fields for wave modes of arbitrary order. The variation of field amplitude in the plane transverse to the axis of propagation is illustrated by three-dimensional graphs, and constant-amplitude contours are obtained. Also, the electric and magnetic fields in longitudinal (xz and yz) planes are plotted for some low-order modes
Keywords
electric fields; electromagnetic field theory; electromagnetic wave propagation; graphs; magnetic fields; Laguerre-Gaussian beam modes; constant-amplitude contours; electromagnetic field; longitudinal xz plane; longitudinal yz plane; paraxial vector electric fields; paraxial vector magnetic fields; propagation characteristics; three-dimensional graphs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2417
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-map:19941111
Filename
295493
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