Wave propagation with rotating intensity distributions
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- 1 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 54 (1) , R50-R53
Abstract
General solutions representing rotations of intensity distributions around and along the propagation axis are derived for the paraxial wave equation. The formalism used is a key for understanding and synthesizing such waves as experimentally demonstrated. A necessary and sufficient condition for rigid rotation as well as limitations on the rotation rate are obtained.Keywords
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