Complex source description of focal regions
JOSA A, Vol. 23, Issue 4, pp. 788-799 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.23.000788
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Abstract
Closed-form solutions of the two-dimensional homogeneous wave equation are presented that provide focal-region descriptions corresponding to a converging bundle of rays. The solutions do have evanescent wave content and can be described as a source–sink pair or particle–antiparticle pair, collocated in complex space, with the complex location being critical in the determination of beam shape and focal region size. The wave solutions are not plagued by singularities, have a finite energy, and have a limitation on how small the focal size can get, with a penalty for limiting small spot sizes in the form of impractically high associated reactive energy. The electric-field-defined spot-size limiting value is
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OCIS Codes
(000.6800) General : Theoretical physics
(050.1960) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction theory
(080.2720) Geometric optics : Mathematical methods (general)
(100.6640) Image processing : Superresolution
(260.2110) Physical optics : Electromagnetic optics
ToC Category:
Geometric Optics
History
Original Manuscript: May 12, 2005
Revised Manuscript: September 27, 2005
Manuscript Accepted: September 29, 2005
Citation
Cesar Monzon, Donald W. Forester, and Peter Moore, "Complex source description of focal regions," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 788-799 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-23-4-788
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