DocumentCode
1440252
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
Volume
34
Issue
11
fYear
1998
fDate
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2109
Lastpage
2116
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.726602
Filename
726602
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