We address propagation of paraxial Gaussian-Type beam modes in longitudinally inhomogeneous axisymmetric lens-like media, with a specific case of a transition of waveguide into antiwaveguide. Higher-order modes are described in a unified manner using a so-called secondary parabolic equation. Analyzing a linear transition from waveguide to antiwaveguide where beams are described in terms of Airy functions, we conclude that the width of a localized Gaussian-Type beam in inhomogeneous media can dramatically grow. This fact should be taken into account in numerical procedures employing summation of Gaussian beams.

Original languageEnglish
Article number64002
JournalEPL
Volume127
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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