
This chapter contains sections titled: Derivation of Basic Gaussian Beam Propagation Description of Gaussian Beam Propagation Geometrical Optics Limits of Gaussian Beam Propagation Higher Order Gaussian Beam Mode Solutions of the Paraxial Wave Equation The Size of Gaussian Beam Modes Gaussian Beam Measurement Inverse Formulas for Gaussian Beam Propagation The Paraxial Limit and Improved Solutions to the Wave Equation Alternative Derivation of the Gaussian Beam Propagation Formula Bibliographic Notes
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