Practical considerations for simulating beam propagation: a comparison of three approaches

Bryan D. Stone; Thomas J. Bruegge

doi:10.1117/12.486454

23 December 2002 Practical considerations for simulating beam propagation: A comparison of three approaches

Bryan D. Stone, Thomas J. Bruegge

Proceedings Volume 4832, International Optical Design Conference 2002; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.486454
Event: International Optical Design Conference 2002, 2002, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

Conventional ray tracing cannot always adequately model propagation of optical beams. We compare three approaches for modeling diffraction effects throughout an optical system: (1) FFT-based, (2) Gaussian beam decomposition, and (3) the SAFE method of Forbes and Alonso. The basic idea behind each method is described and some simple examples are given that highlight the main features of each method.

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Bryan D. Stone and Thomas J. Bruegge "Practical considerations for simulating beam propagation: A comparison of three approaches", Proc. SPIE 4832, International Optical Design Conference 2002, (23 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.486454

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