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SLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-16500
SLAC Release Date: May 3, 2016
Spatial and temporal pulse propagation for dispersive paraxial optical systems
Marcus, Gabriel.
DOI: 10.1364/OE.24.007752

The formalism for pulse propagation through dispersive paraxial optical systems first presented by Kostenbauder (IEEE J. Quant. Elec. 26 1148-1157 (1990)) using 44 ray-pulse matrices is extended to 6 6 matrices and includes non-separable spatial-temporal couplings in both transverse dimensions as well as temporal dispersive effects up to a quadratic phase. The eikonal in a modified Hu... Show Full Abstract
DOI: 10.1364/OE.24.007752

The formalism for pulse propagation through dispersive paraxial optical systems first presented by Kostenbauder (IEEE J. Quant. Elec. 26 1148-1157 (1990)) using 44 ray-pulse matrices is extended to 6 6 matrices and includes non-separable spatial-temporal couplings in both transverse dimensions as well as temporal dispersive effects up to a quadratic phase. The eikonal in a modified Huygens integral in the Fresnell approximation is derived and can be used to propagate pulses through complicated dispersive optical systems within the paraxial approximation. In addition, a simple formula for the propagation of ultrashort pulses having a Gaussian profile both spatially and temporally is presented. Show Partial Abstract
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