Two methods to determine the Hermite-Gaussian beam radius by means of aperiodic rulings

Authors

  • O. Mata-Mendez

Keywords:

Diffraction, gratings

Abstract

We study the diffraction of Hermite-Gaussian beams by aperiodic rulings by means of the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld theory in the scalar diffraction regime. We extend to Hermite-Gaussian beams the results of a previous paper where Gaussian beams were considered [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 25 (2008) 2743]. The transmitted power and the normally diffracted energy are analyzed as a function of the beam radius. Two methods to determine the Hermite-Gaussian beam radius by means of aperiodic rulings are proposed. These two methods are based on the maximum and minimum transmitted power, and in the normally diffracted energy.

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2010-01-01

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[1]
O. Mata-Mendez, “Two methods to determine the Hermite-Gaussian beam radius by means of aperiodic rulings”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 141–0, Jan. 2010.

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Vol. 56 No. 2 (2010): Revista Mexicana de Física.

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