Scattering of a spheroidal particle illuminated by a Gaussian beam
Scattering of a spheroidal particle illuminated by a Gaussian beam
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DOI:
10.1364/ao.40.002501
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发表时间:
2001-05-20
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影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Wu, ZS
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作者:
Han, YP;Wu, ZS
An approach to expanding a Gaussian beam in terms of the spheroidal wave functions in spheroidal coordinates is presented. The beam-shape coefficients of the Gaussian beam in spheroidal coordinates can be computed conveniently by use of the known expression for beam-shape coefficients, g,, in spherical coordinates. The unknown expansion coefficients of scattered and internal electromagnetic fields are determined by a system of equations derived from the boundary conditions for continuity of the tangential components of the electric and magnetic vectors across the surface of the spheroid. A solution to the problem of scattering of a Gaussian beam by a homogeneous prolate (or oblate) spheroidal particle is obtained. The numerical values of the expansion coefficients and the scattered intensity distribution for incidence of an on-axis Gaussian beam are given. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.