Hermite–sinusoidal-Gaussian beams in complex optical systems

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 954-961

  Casperson, Lee W ^a,c   Tovar, Anthony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Portland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

HERMITE-GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; PARAXIAL WAVE EQUATION; SINUSOIDAL-GAUSSIAN BEAM;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0032046227     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.000954     Document Type: Article

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