Diffraction of three-dimensional beams in uniaxial media

C. E. Vanney; M. C. Simon; L. I. Perez

doi:10.1140/epjd/e2004-00181-4

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Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

Eur. Phys. J. D 32, 377-381 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2004-00181-4

Diffraction of three-dimensional beams in uniaxial media

C. E. Vanney¹, M. C. Simon¹^,2 and L. I. Perez¹^,2^a

¹ Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
² Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Corresponding author: ^a lperez@df.uba.ar

Received: 11 March 2004
Revised: 27 May 2004
Published online: 7 December 2004

Abstract

Within here we make an analysis of two and three-dimensional beams synthesized by extraordinary waves that propagate in uniaxial media. A relation between the geometric place of the first interference maxima and the energy flow direction is established. In addition, we determine that three-dimensional extraordinary symmetrical beams can be obtained from two two-dimensional ones that are not to be necessarily orthogonal.

PACS: 42.25.-p – Wave optics / 42.25.Bs – Wave propagation, transmission and absorption / 42.25.Lc – Birefringence / 42.15.Dp – Wave fronts and ray tracing

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