Article
Far-Field Scattering of an Axisymmetric Laser Beam of Arbitrary Profile by an On-Axis Spherical Particle
Applied Optics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-20-1996
Disciplines
Abstract
Experimental laser beam profiles often deviate somewhat from the ideal Gaussian shape of the TEM(00) laser mode. In order to take these deviations into account when calculating light scattering, we propose a method for approximating the beam shape coefficients in the partial wave expansion of an experimental laser beam. We then compute scattering by a single dielectric spherical particle placed on the beam's axis using this method and compare our results to laboratory data. Our model calculations fit the laboratory data well. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
DOI
10.1364/AO.35.004283
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Citation Information
Lock, James A. and Joseph T. Hodges. "Far-Field Scattering of an Axisymmetric Laser Beam of Arbitrary Profile by an On-Axis Spherical Particle." Applied Optics 35 (1996): 4283-4290.