Published October 15, 1995 | Version v1
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Ball lens reflections by direct solution of Maxwell's equations

Creators

  • 1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)
  • 2. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, California 94303-0867 (United States)

Description

We calculate ball lens reflections, using the exact solution of Maxwell's equations for the scattering of a beam from a dielectric sphere. Our results are consistent to within 1 dB with measurements of backreflection to a single-mode fiber. We also calculate backreflection to an astigmatic spot laser diode. copyright 1995 Optical Society of America

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Optics Letters
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 2048-2050.
ISSN
0146-9592
CODEN
OPLEDP

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
27026759
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
INFRARED RADIATION; LASER RADIATION; LENSES; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROSPHERES
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; TRANSMISSION