PMID: 11336216May 5, 2001Paper

Using rays better. I. Theory for smoothly varying media

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision
G W Forbes, M A Alonso

Abstract

We present a method for computing ray-based approximations to optical fields that not only offers unprecedented accuracy but is also accompanied by accessible error estimates. The basic elements of propagation through smooth media, refraction and reflection at interfaces, and diffraction by obstacles give the foundations for the new framework, and the first of these is treated here. The key in each case is that the wave field and any relevant derivatives are expressed consistently as a superposition of delocalized ray contributions. In this way, the mysteries surrounding the sometimes perplexing tenaciousness of ray-based estimates are clearly resolved. Further, an essential degree of freedom in this approach offers an attractive resolution of part of the apparent conflict of particle/wave duality.

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May 5, 2001·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·M A Alonso, G W Forbes

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Apr 8, 2010·Optics Express·Muzammil A Arain, Guido Mueller
Dec 11, 2013·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·Miguel A Alonso
May 5, 2001·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·M A Alonso, G W Forbes
Oct 5, 2001·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·G W Forbes
Jun 8, 2001·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·M A Alonso, G W Forbes
Mar 16, 2012·Optics Express·Adam M ZyskMark A Anastasio
Nov 23, 2006·Applied Optics·Katherine M MedicusAngela Davies
Aug 16, 2018·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·Marco MoutPaul Urbach
Nov 5, 2004·Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics·Yang JiaoDavid A B Miller
Jul 17, 2021·Optics Express·Na XiaoMinglie Hu

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