ISSN:
1562-6911
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The method of the ray 4 × 4 ABCD matrices is extended to the three-dimensional optical systems of first order possessing complex astigmatism and containing selective elements with loss and field gain. These systems are found to have complex matrix elements. Properties of such matrices are studied, and a number of examples are considered that are of practical interest. It is shown that in the systems under consideration, like in the systems without loss and gain, such matrices retain the symplecticity property, on which the use of the method applied to specific models of optical-wave propagation is based.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.626763
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