Generalized propagation-invariant wave fields

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作者
Piestun, R [1 ]
Shamir, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Elect Engn, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION | 1998年 / 15卷 / 12期
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10.1364/JOSAA.15.003039
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Necessary and sufficient conditions are presented that determine a generalized class of propagation-invariant wave fields. The existence of wave fields with transverse distributions that are periodically reproduced with different azimuthal orientations is demonstrated. These fields are conveniently described in the longitudinal-azimuthal frequency representation. An interesting subclass is characterized by aperiodic rotated self-images, in the sense that they never return to their original orientation along the propagation. Other subclasses include the conventional self-imaging wave fields, the so-called nondiffracting beams, and the rotating wave fields. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America [S0740-3232(98)01612-3].
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