• DocumentCode
    950293
  • Title

    Beam propagation method and geometrical optics

  • Author

    Gribble, J.J. ; Arnold, J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Glasgow, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Glasgow, UK
  • Volume
    135
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    343
  • Lastpage
    348
  • Abstract
    An asymptotic analysis is made of the BPM algorithm, leading to the derivation of ray and transport equations. A second-order equation is derived the properties of which are compared with those of the true wave-equation. The implications of the results for the interpretation of BPM computations are discussed.
  • Keywords
    geometrical optics; BPM algorithm; beam propagation method; geometrical optics; ray equations; second-order equation; transport equations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0267-3932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-j:19880064
  • Filename
    4648744