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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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Martínez-Herrero, Rosario, Mejías, Pedro M., Carnicer González, Arturo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/43555
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/43555
Access Level:Open access
Keyword: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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Summary: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.