Title of article :
ABCD Matrix for Reflection and Refraction of Laser Beam at Tilted Concave and Convex Elliptic Paraboloid Interfaces and Studying Laser Beam Reflection from a Tilted Concave Parabola of Revolution
Author/Authors :
mansour abadi, mojtaba Optical Communications Research Group (NCRLab) - Northumbria University , ghassemlooy, zabih Optical Communications Research Group (NCRLab) - Northumbria University , smith, david Microwave Imaging Research Group - Northumbria University , ng, wai pang Optical Communications Research Group (NCRLab) - Northumbria University
Abstract :
studying gaussian beam is a method to investigate laser beam propagation and abcd matrix is a fast and simple method to simulate gaussian beam propagation in different mediums. of the abcd matrices studied so far, reflection and refraction matrices at various surfaces have attracted a lot of researches. however in previous work the incident beam and the principle axis of surface are in parallel. as an extension to those investigations, a general scheme that the incident beam is oblique is discussed here and the full analysis of the reflection and refraction of a gaussian beam at the surface of a tilted concave/convex elliptic paraboloid surface is addressed. based on the optical phase matching, analytic mathematical equations are derived for the spot size and the wavefront radius of a beam. expressions are converted into the abcd matrices, which are more convenient and practical to use. finally, a practical case is analyzed by applying the obtained formulas. this analysis is important since paraboloid surfaces in optics or terahertz waves are used as mirrors or lenses.
Keywords :
Laser Beam , Gaussian Beam , ABCD Matrix , Reflection , Refraction , Tilted Surface , Convex/Concave Elliptic , Paraboloid Surface
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics