Published June 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Method for analysis of the characteristic matrix in optical systems

Creators

  • 1. Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352

Description

Similarity between the characteristic matrix and the scattering matrix is noted. This similarity is exploited to develop a method for deriving the characteristic matrix in a closed form and to develop a perturbation expansion of the characteristic matrix of one-dimensional variation of refractive index. Examples are given

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
J. Opt. Soc. Am., A: Opt. Image Sci.
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
6
Series
J. Opt. Soc. Am., A: Opt. Image Sci.
Journal Page Range
1092-1096
ISSN
0740-3232
CODEN
JOAOD