MATRIX-METHOD FOR BEAM PROPAGATION USING GAUSSIAN-HERMITE POLYNOMIALS

被引:5
作者
MCDUFF, R
机构
[1] University of Queensland, Physics Department, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD
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APPLIED OPTICS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 06期
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10.1364/AO.29.000802
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Using the properties of Hermite polynomials, a simple first-order matrix differential equation is developed which describes the propagation of an arbitrary field through an inhomogeneous medium and which can be solved exactly. This method handles both spatially varying refractive index and linear absorption and diffraction. As examples, it is applied to an etalon and a graded index optical fiber. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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