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Propagation of light in linear and quadratic GRIN media: The Bohm potential

Optics 2022-06-20 v1

Abstract

It is shown that field propagation in linear and quadratic gradient-index (GRIN) media obeys the same rules of free propagation in the sense that a field propagating in free space has a (mathematical) form that may be {\it exported} to those particular GRIN media. The Bohm potential is introduced in order to explain the reason of such behavior: it changes the dynamics by modifying the original potential. The concrete cases of two different initials conditions for each potential are analyzed.

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@article{arxiv.2011.05204,
  title  = {Propagation of light in linear and quadratic GRIN media: The Bohm potential},
  author = {Felipe A. Asenjo and Sergio A. Hojman and Héctor M. Moya-Cessa and Francisco Soto-Eguibar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.05204},
  year   = {2022}
}