BEAM OPTICS

1. Introduction

1.1. Background

1.2. The Gaussian function

1.3. The Gaussian beam

2. Beam amplitude

2.1. Intensity

2.2. Power

2.3. Beam radius

2.4. Beam divergence

3. Beam phase

3.1. Longitudinal phase

3.2. Radial phase

3.3. Wavefronts

3.4. Radius of curvature

4. Fundamentals of Photonics, Ch. 3

5. Beam transformation

5.1. Complex q-parameter

5.2. Thin lens

5.3. Arbitrary optical system

5.4. HG and LG beams