Evanescent field of vectorial highly non-paraxial beams

In terms of the Fourier spectrum, a simple but general analytical expression is given for the evanescent field associated to a certain kind of non-paraxial exact solutions of the Maxwell equations. This expression enables one to compare the relative weight of the evanescent wave with regard to the p...

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Autores: Martínez-Herrero, Rosario, Mejías, Pedro M., Carnicer González, Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/43555
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/43555
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Òptica de Fourier
Equacions de Maxwell
Òptica física
Tomografia
Difracció
Òptica
Polarització (Llum)
Fourier optics
Maxwell equations
Physical optics
Tomography
Diffraction
Optics
Polarization (Light)
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Sumario:In terms of the Fourier spectrum, a simple but general analytical expression is given for the evanescent field associated to a certain kind of non-paraxial exact solutions of the Maxwell equations. This expression enables one to compare the relative weight of the evanescent wave with regard to the propagating field. In addition, in those cases in which the evanescent term is significant, the magnitude of the field components across the transverse profile (including the evanescent features) can be determined. These results are applied to some illustrative examples.