Title :
Shape-invariance error for axially symmetric light beams
Author :
Vicalvi, Silvia ; Borghi, Riccardo ; Santarsiero, Massimo ; Gori, Franco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica, Rome Univ., Italy
fDate :
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A significant aspect of the propagation of coherent light beams is that the shape of the transverse field distribution changes. In this paper, the concepts of shape-invariance error and shape-invariance range are used to characterize such effects in a quantitative way. Applications of the theoretical analysis to some simple but significant cases are presented
Keywords :
laser beams; light coherence; light propagation; axially symmetric light beams; coherent light beam propagation; shape-invariance error; shape-invariance range; transverse field distribution; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical beams; Optical design; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Pathology; Shape;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
