Gaussian Laser Beams via Oblate Spheroidal Waves
Classical Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We deduce a set of circularly polarized Gaussian laser beam modes via a separation-of-variables solution to the Helmholtz wave equation in oblate spheriodal coordinates. On transforming to cylindrical coordinates these become the well-known Gaussian-Laguerre modes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0312024,
title = {Gaussian Laser Beams via Oblate Spheroidal Waves},
author = {Kirk T. McDonald},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0312024},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
15 pages, 4 figures