DocumentCode
2138272
Title
Gaussian beam in linear gradient-index medium
Author
Kovalev, A.A. ; Kotlyar, V.V.
Author_Institution
Image Process. Syst. Inst., Samara, Russia
fYear
2013
fDate
9-13 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
254
Lastpage
256
Abstract
We have obtained an integral transform describing paraxial propagation of a light beam in gradient-index medium with linear dependence of dielectric permittivity on transverse Cartesian coordinates. We have shown that propagation of light in such medium is equivalent to passing through the prism, propagating in homogeneous medium and again passing through the same prism. We have also shown that for the Gaussian beam, propagating in such medium, its center is being shifted along a parabola, its radius is coinciding with radius of the Gaussian beam in homogeneous medium.
Keywords
gradient index optics; laser beams; light propagation; permittivity; Gaussian beam; dielectric permittivity; homogeneous medium; integral transform; light beam; linear gradient-index medium; paraxial propagation; prism; transverse Cartesian coordinates; Dielectrics; Laser beams; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Transforms;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Sudak
ISSN
2160-1518
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0016-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CAOL.2013.6657598
Filename
6657598
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