Abstract

The three dimensional distribution of focused vector Mathieu-Gauss beams (vMG) is studied in the vicinity of the geometrical focus of an unapertured thin lens. We adopt two different intensity based criteria for defining the actual focus. Our analysis confirms the existence of a focal shift towards the lens for this type of beams. The dependence of the focal shift on the different parameters of the beams is discussed in detail. Beams with different states of polarization are studied as well, and it is shown that the focal shift is independent of the polarization.

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2006 (3)

Y. V. Kartashov, A. A. Egorov, V. A. Vysloukh, and L. Torner, “Shaping soliton properties in Mathieu lattices,” Opt. Lett. 31, 238–240 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. López-Mariscal, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, G. Milne, and K. Dholakia, “Orbital angular momentum transfer in helical Mathieu beams,” Opt. Express. 14, 4182–4187 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. I. Hernandez-Aranda, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, M. Guizar-Sicairos, and M. A. Bandres, “Propagation of generalized vector Helmholtz-Gauss beams through paraxial optical systems,” Opt. Express. 14, 8974–8988 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2005 (2)

2004 (1)

2003 (3)

B. Lü and R. Peng, “Focal shift in Hermite-Gaussian beams based on the encircled-power criterion,” Opt. Laser Technol. 35, 435–440 (2003).
[Crossref]

R. Dorn, S. Quabis, and G. Leuchs, “Sharper Focus for a Radially Polarized Light Beam,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 233901 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. Hricha, L. Dalil-Essakali, and A. Belafhal, “Axial intensity distribution and focal shifts of focused partially coherent conical Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Quantum. Electron. 35, 101–110 (2003).
[Crossref]

2001 (2)

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, “Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5251–5254 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Pu and B. Lü, “Focal shifts in focused nonuniformly polarized beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18, 2760–2766 (2001).
[Crossref]

2000 (1)

1999 (1)

1998 (3)

M. Martínez-Corral, C. J. Zapata Rodríguez, P. Andrés, and E. Silvestre, “Effective Fresnel-Number concept for evaluating the relative focal shift in focused beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 15, 449–455 (1998).
[Crossref]

C. J. R. Sheppard and P. Török, “Dependence of focal shift on Fresnel number and angular aperture,” Opt. Lett. 23, 1803–1804 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. De Nicola, D. Anderson, and M. Lisak, “Focal shift effects in diffracted focused beams,” Pure Appl. Opt. 7, 1249–1259 (1998).
[Crossref]

1996 (1)

S. De Nicola, “On axis focal shift effects in focused truncated J0 Bessel beams,” Pure Appl. Opt. 5, 827–831 (1996).
[Crossref]

1994 (1)

B. Lü and W. Huang, “Focal shift in unapertured Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 109, 43–46 (1994).
[Crossref]

1988 (1)

T. C. Poon, “Focal shift in focused annular beams,” Opt. Commun. 65, 401–406 (1988).
[Crossref]

1987 (1)

W. H. Carter and M. F. Aburdene, “Focal shift in Laguerre-Gaussian beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 10, 1949–1952 (1987).
[Crossref]

1983 (1)

V. N. Mahajan, “Axial irradiance and optimum focusing of laser beams,” Appl. Opt. 19, 3042–3053 (1983).
[Crossref]

1982 (2)

1981 (2)

J. J. Stamnes and B. Spjelkavik, “Focusing at small angular apertures in the Debye and Kirchhoff approximations,” Opt. Commun. 40, 81–85 (1981).
[Crossref]

Y. Li and E. Wolf, “Focal shifts in diffracted converging spherical waves,” Opt. Commun. 39, 211–215 (1981).
[Crossref]

1980 (1)

1975 (1)

M. Lax, W. H. Louisell, and W. B. McKnight, “From Maxwell to paraxial wave optics,” Phys. Rev. A 11, 1365–1370 (1975).
[Crossref]

Aburdene, M. F.

W. H. Carter and M. F. Aburdene, “Focal shift in Laguerre-Gaussian beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 10, 1949–1952 (1987).
[Crossref]

Alda, J.

J. Alda, “Laser and Gaussian beam propagation and transformation,” in Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering, (Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003).

Anderson, D.

S. De Nicola, D. Anderson, and M. Lisak, “Focal shift effects in diffracted focused beams,” Pure Appl. Opt. 7, 1249–1259 (1998).
[Crossref]

Andrés, P.

M. Martínez-Corral, C. J. Zapata Rodríguez, P. Andrés, and E. Silvestre, “Effective Fresnel-Number concept for evaluating the relative focal shift in focused beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 15, 449–455 (1998).
[Crossref]

Bandres, M. A.

R. I. Hernandez-Aranda, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, M. Guizar-Sicairos, and M. A. Bandres, “Propagation of generalized vector Helmholtz-Gauss beams through paraxial optical systems,” Opt. Express. 14, 8974–8988 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega and M. A. Bandres, “Helmholtz-Gauss waves,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 22, 289–298 (2005).
[Crossref]

M. A. Bandres and J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, “Vector Helmholtz-Gauss and vector Laplace-Gauss beams,” Opt. Lett. 30, 2155–2157 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. I. Hernández-Aranda, M. A. Bandres, and J. C. Gutiérrez Vega, “Propagation dynamics of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” in Laser Beam Shaping VII, Fred M. Dickey and David L. Shealy, eds., Proc. SPIE6290, 629011 (2006).
[Crossref]

Belafhal, A.

A. Chafiq, Z. Hricha, and A. Belafhal, “Propagation properties of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 275, 165–169 (2007).
[Crossref]

Z. Hricha, L. Dalil-Essakali, and A. Belafhal, “Axial intensity distribution and focal shifts of focused partially coherent conical Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Quantum. Electron. 35, 101–110 (2003).
[Crossref]

Beversluis, M. R.

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, “Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5251–5254 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Brown, T. G.

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, “Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5251–5254 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Carter, W. H.

W. H. Carter and M. F. Aburdene, “Focal shift in Laguerre-Gaussian beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 10, 1949–1952 (1987).
[Crossref]

W. H. Carter, “Focal shift and concept of effective Fresnel number of a Gaussian laser beam,” Appl. Opt. 21, 1989–1994 (1982).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chafiq, A.

A. Chafiq, Z. Hricha, and A. Belafhal, “Propagation properties of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 275, 165–169 (2007).
[Crossref]

Chávez-Cerda, S.

Collet, E.

Dalil-Essakali, L.

Z. Hricha, L. Dalil-Essakali, and A. Belafhal, “Axial intensity distribution and focal shifts of focused partially coherent conical Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Quantum. Electron. 35, 101–110 (2003).
[Crossref]

Dartora, C. A.

Davila-Rodriguez, J.

De Nicola, S.

S. De Nicola, D. Anderson, and M. Lisak, “Focal shift effects in diffracted focused beams,” Pure Appl. Opt. 7, 1249–1259 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. De Nicola, “On axis focal shift effects in focused truncated J0 Bessel beams,” Pure Appl. Opt. 5, 827–831 (1996).
[Crossref]

Dholakia, K.

C. López-Mariscal, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, G. Milne, and K. Dholakia, “Orbital angular momentum transfer in helical Mathieu beams,” Opt. Express. 14, 4182–4187 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Dong, M.

Dorn, R.

R. Dorn, S. Quabis, and G. Leuchs, “Sharper Focus for a Radially Polarized Light Beam,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 233901 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Egorov, A. A.

Greene, P. L.

Guizar-Sicairos, M.

R. I. Hernandez-Aranda, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, M. Guizar-Sicairos, and M. A. Bandres, “Propagation of generalized vector Helmholtz-Gauss beams through paraxial optical systems,” Opt. Express. 14, 8974–8988 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Gutiérrez-Vega, J. C.

Hall, D. G.

Hernandez-Aranda, R. I.

R. I. Hernandez-Aranda, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, M. Guizar-Sicairos, and M. A. Bandres, “Propagation of generalized vector Helmholtz-Gauss beams through paraxial optical systems,” Opt. Express. 14, 8974–8988 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hernández-Aranda, R. I.

R. I. Hernández-Aranda, M. A. Bandres, and J. C. Gutiérrez Vega, “Propagation dynamics of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” in Laser Beam Shaping VII, Fred M. Dickey and David L. Shealy, eds., Proc. SPIE6290, 629011 (2006).
[Crossref]

Hernández-Figueroa, H. E.

Hricha, Z.

A. Chafiq, Z. Hricha, and A. Belafhal, “Propagation properties of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 275, 165–169 (2007).
[Crossref]

Z. Hricha, L. Dalil-Essakali, and A. Belafhal, “Axial intensity distribution and focal shifts of focused partially coherent conical Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Quantum. Electron. 35, 101–110 (2003).
[Crossref]

Huang, W.

B. Lü and W. Huang, “Focal shift in unapertured Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 109, 43–46 (1994).
[Crossref]

Iturbe-Castillo, M. D.

Kartashov, Y. V.

Lax, M.

M. Lax, W. H. Louisell, and W. B. McKnight, “From Maxwell to paraxial wave optics,” Phys. Rev. A 11, 1365–1370 (1975).
[Crossref]

Leuchs, G.

R. Dorn, S. Quabis, and G. Leuchs, “Sharper Focus for a Radially Polarized Light Beam,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 233901 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Li, Y.

Y. Li, “Dependence of the focal shift on Fresnel number and f number,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72, 770–774 (1982).
[Crossref]

Y. Li and E. Wolf, “Focal shifts in diffracted converging spherical waves,” Opt. Commun. 39, 211–215 (1981).
[Crossref]

Lisak, M.

S. De Nicola, D. Anderson, and M. Lisak, “Focal shift effects in diffracted focused beams,” Pure Appl. Opt. 7, 1249–1259 (1998).
[Crossref]

López-Mariscal, C.

C. López-Mariscal, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, G. Milne, and K. Dholakia, “Orbital angular momentum transfer in helical Mathieu beams,” Opt. Express. 14, 4182–4187 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Louisell, W. H.

M. Lax, W. H. Louisell, and W. B. McKnight, “From Maxwell to paraxial wave optics,” Phys. Rev. A 11, 1365–1370 (1975).
[Crossref]

Lü, B.

B. Lü and R. Peng, “Focal shift in Hermite-Gaussian beams based on the encircled-power criterion,” Opt. Laser Technol. 35, 435–440 (2003).
[Crossref]

J. Pu and B. Lü, “Focal shifts in focused nonuniformly polarized beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18, 2760–2766 (2001).
[Crossref]

B. Lü and W. Huang, “Focal shift in unapertured Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 109, 43–46 (1994).
[Crossref]

Mahajan, V. N.

V. N. Mahajan, “Axial irradiance and optimum focusing of laser beams,” Appl. Opt. 19, 3042–3053 (1983).
[Crossref]

Martínez-Corral, M.

M. Martínez-Corral, C. J. Zapata Rodríguez, P. Andrés, and E. Silvestre, “Effective Fresnel-Number concept for evaluating the relative focal shift in focused beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 15, 449–455 (1998).
[Crossref]

McKnight, W. B.

M. Lax, W. H. Louisell, and W. B. McKnight, “From Maxwell to paraxial wave optics,” Phys. Rev. A 11, 1365–1370 (1975).
[Crossref]

Milne, G.

C. López-Mariscal, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, G. Milne, and K. Dholakia, “Orbital angular momentum transfer in helical Mathieu beams,” Opt. Express. 14, 4182–4187 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Novotny, L.

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, “Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5251–5254 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Peng, R.

B. Lü and R. Peng, “Focal shift in Hermite-Gaussian beams based on the encircled-power criterion,” Opt. Laser Technol. 35, 435–440 (2003).
[Crossref]

Poon, T. C.

T. C. Poon, “Focal shift in focused annular beams,” Opt. Commun. 65, 401–406 (1988).
[Crossref]

Pu, J.

Quabis, S.

R. Dorn, S. Quabis, and G. Leuchs, “Sharper Focus for a Radially Polarized Light Beam,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 233901 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Rodríguez, C. J. Zapata

M. Martínez-Corral, C. J. Zapata Rodríguez, P. Andrés, and E. Silvestre, “Effective Fresnel-Number concept for evaluating the relative focal shift in focused beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 15, 449–455 (1998).
[Crossref]

Sheppard, C. J. R.

Silvestre, E.

M. Martínez-Corral, C. J. Zapata Rodríguez, P. Andrés, and E. Silvestre, “Effective Fresnel-Number concept for evaluating the relative focal shift in focused beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 15, 449–455 (1998).
[Crossref]

Spjelkavik, B.

J. J. Stamnes and B. Spjelkavik, “Focusing at small angular apertures in the Debye and Kirchhoff approximations,” Opt. Commun. 40, 81–85 (1981).
[Crossref]

Stamnes, J. J.

J. J. Stamnes and B. Spjelkavik, “Focusing at small angular apertures in the Debye and Kirchhoff approximations,” Opt. Commun. 40, 81–85 (1981).
[Crossref]

Stratton, J. A.

J. A. Stratton, Electromagnetic Theory (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1941).

Torner, L.

Török, P.

Vega, J. C. Gutiérrez

R. I. Hernández-Aranda, M. A. Bandres, and J. C. Gutiérrez Vega, “Propagation dynamics of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” in Laser Beam Shaping VII, Fred M. Dickey and David L. Shealy, eds., Proc. SPIE6290, 629011 (2006).
[Crossref]

Vysloukh, V. A.

Wolf, E.

Y. Li and E. Wolf, “Focal shifts in diffracted converging spherical waves,” Opt. Commun. 39, 211–215 (1981).
[Crossref]

E. Collet and E. Wolf, “Symmetry properties of focused fields,” Opt. Lett. 5, 264–266 (1980).
[Crossref]

Youngworth, K. S.

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, “Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5251–5254 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Appl. Opt. (2)

W. H. Carter, “Focal shift and concept of effective Fresnel number of a Gaussian laser beam,” Appl. Opt. 21, 1989–1994 (1982).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. N. Mahajan, “Axial irradiance and optimum focusing of laser beams,” Appl. Opt. 19, 3042–3053 (1983).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. (1)

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A (6)

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. (1)

M. Martínez-Corral, C. J. Zapata Rodríguez, P. Andrés, and E. Silvestre, “Effective Fresnel-Number concept for evaluating the relative focal shift in focused beams,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 15, 449–455 (1998).
[Crossref]

Opt. Commun. (5)

J. J. Stamnes and B. Spjelkavik, “Focusing at small angular apertures in the Debye and Kirchhoff approximations,” Opt. Commun. 40, 81–85 (1981).
[Crossref]

Y. Li and E. Wolf, “Focal shifts in diffracted converging spherical waves,” Opt. Commun. 39, 211–215 (1981).
[Crossref]

B. Lü and W. Huang, “Focal shift in unapertured Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 109, 43–46 (1994).
[Crossref]

T. C. Poon, “Focal shift in focused annular beams,” Opt. Commun. 65, 401–406 (1988).
[Crossref]

A. Chafiq, Z. Hricha, and A. Belafhal, “Propagation properties of vector Mathieu-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 275, 165–169 (2007).
[Crossref]

Opt. Express (1)

Opt. Express. (2)

C. López-Mariscal, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, G. Milne, and K. Dholakia, “Orbital angular momentum transfer in helical Mathieu beams,” Opt. Express. 14, 4182–4187 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. I. Hernandez-Aranda, J. C. Gutiérrez-Vega, M. Guizar-Sicairos, and M. A. Bandres, “Propagation of generalized vector Helmholtz-Gauss beams through paraxial optical systems,” Opt. Express. 14, 8974–8988 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Opt. Laser Technol. (1)

B. Lü and R. Peng, “Focal shift in Hermite-Gaussian beams based on the encircled-power criterion,” Opt. Laser Technol. 35, 435–440 (2003).
[Crossref]

Opt. Lett. (5)

Opt. Quantum. Electron. (1)

Z. Hricha, L. Dalil-Essakali, and A. Belafhal, “Axial intensity distribution and focal shifts of focused partially coherent conical Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Quantum. Electron. 35, 101–110 (2003).
[Crossref]

Phys. Rev. A (1)

M. Lax, W. H. Louisell, and W. B. McKnight, “From Maxwell to paraxial wave optics,” Phys. Rev. A 11, 1365–1370 (1975).
[Crossref]

Phys. Rev. Lett. (2)

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, “Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5251–5254 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. Dorn, S. Quabis, and G. Leuchs, “Sharper Focus for a Radially Polarized Light Beam,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 233901 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Pure Appl. Opt. (2)

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.

Focusing system under consideration. The lens is assumed to be thin and unapertured, f defines the lens focal distance, i.e. geometrical focus, z 0 the actual focus, and Δz the focal shift.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.

Transverse intensity profiles of a TM type focused vMG beam with seed function W=We m (ξ,η;q), q=5 and beam orders (a)m=0, (b) m=1, (c) m=2, and (d) m=7. Plots in the top row correspond to initial profiles at plane z=0, bottom row images are snapshots for animations showing the three dimensional evolution in the focal region from z/f=0.95 to 1.05. (Movie files: (a) 1.68 MB, (b) 2.07 MB, (c) 1.94 MB, and (d) 2.31 MB). [Media 1][Media 2][Media 3][Media 4]

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.

Transverse intensity profiles of a TM type focused vMG beam with seed function W=We m (ξ,η;q)+iWo m (ξ,η;q), q=5 and beam orders (a) m=4, and (b) m=7. Plots in (c) and (d) correspond to a right-circularly polarized vMG beam with seed function W=We m (ξ,η;q), q=5, and beam orders m=0 and m=7 respectively. Plots in the top row show initial profiles at plane z=0, bottom row images are snapshots for animations showing the three dimensional evolution in the focal region from z/f=0.95 to 1.05. (Movie files: (a) 2.12 MB, (b) 2.33 MB, (c) 1.65 MB, and (d).2.25 MB) [Media 5][Media 6][Media 7][Media 8]

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Fig. 4.

Beam waist plotted against the normalized propagation distance z/f, for q=[0,5,25] and mode orders m=0 through 7. (a) Calculation of beam waist using the encircled energy criteria and (b) using the mean squared radius of the intensity distribution. The minimum beam waist is achieved just before the geometric focus, i.e. z/f=1, indicating a focal shift Δz towards the lens.

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5.

Relative focal shift versus Gaussian-Fresnel number Nw of the beam, for q=5 and beam orders m=[0,1,7]. A change in Nw was achieved by changing the Gaussian waist w 0 from 600 µm to 2000 µm. All simulation parameters are the same as in Fig. 2. Notice how narrower beams present larger shifts.

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Equations (20)

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E t = Z ( ζ ) G ( r , ζ ) U ( X , Y ) ,
G ( r , ζ ) = ζ − 1 exp ( − r 2 w 0 2 ζ ) .
U ( 1 ) = ∇ T W ( X , Y ) , U ( 2 ) = z ̂ × U ( 1 ) .
E t = Z ( ζ ) G ( r , ζ ) ∇ T W ( X , Y ) ,
H t = ε 0 μ 0 Z ( ζ ) G ( r ) ( z ̂ × ∇ T W ( X , Y ) ) .
E z = i k ∇ T · E t , H z = i k ∇ T · H t .
W m e ( ξ , η ; q ) = Je m ( ξ , q ) ce m ( η , q ) ,
W m o ( ξ , η ; q ) = Jo m ( ξ , q ) se m ( η , q ) ,
∇ T W ( ξ , η ) = ( 1 h ξ ∂ ∂ ξ ξ ̂ + 1 h η ∂ ∂ η η ̂ ) W ( ξ , η ) ,
∇ T W ( ξ , η ) = ∂ ∂ X W ( ξ , η ) x ̂ ∂ ∂ Y W ( ξ , η ) y ̂ ,
∂ ∂ X W ( ξ , η ) = h sinh ξ cos η h ξ 2 ∂ ∂ ξ W ( ξ , η ) − h cos ξ sin η h η 2 ∂ ∂ η W ( ξ , η ) ,
∂ ∂ Y W ( ξ , η ) = h cosh ξ sin η h ξ 2 ∂ ∂ ξ W ( ξ , η ) + h sinh ξ cos η h η 2 ∂ ∂ η W ( ξ , η ) ,
E t ( ξ ˜ , η ˜ , z ) = k i 2 F z exp [ ik ( z + r 2 2 z ) ] exp [ − 1 4 F ( k t 2 + k 2 r 2 z 2 ) ] ∇ ˜ t W ( ξ ˜ , η ˜ ) ,
F = 1 w 0 2 − ik 2 ( 1 z − 1 f ) ,
x = 2 iFzh k cosh ξ ˜ cos η ˜ , y = 2 iFzh k sinh ξ ˜ sin η ˜ .
P = ∬ 〈 S 〉 · z ̂ dA = ∬ 〈 S z 〉 dA .
〈 s z 〉 = 1 2 ( ε 0 μ 0 ) 1 2 ( E t · E t * ) ,
∫ 0 2 π ∫ 0 r w 〈 s z 〉 r d r d θ = 0.8 P ,
r m 2 ( z ) = 1 P [ ∬ r 2 〈 s z 〉 dA − m r ] ,
N w = w 0 2 λ f ,

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