Gouy phase for full-aperture spherical and cylindrical waves
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Optics Letters |
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| Web | http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-37-5-924 |
| Field | Optics, masers and lasers |
| Keywords | gouy phase; spherical wave; pulse propagation; wave equation |
| Description | We investigate the Gouy phase shift for full-aperture waves converging to a focal point from all directions in two and three dimensions. We find a simple interpretation for the Gouy phase in this situation and show that it has a dramatic effect on reshaping sharply localized pulses. |
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