Quantum Arbitrary Shaped Beams Revisited

G. Gouesbet, James A. Lock

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    Abstract

    In a current effort, we examine the analogies between electromagnetic scattering and quantum mechanical potential scattering of an incident arbitrary shaped beam. Quantum arbitrary shaped beams , introduced previously in a recent paper, have been found to be inadequate to provide a satisfactory analogy to the electromagnetic case. In this paper, we explain the origin of this inadequacy through the use of various examples, and introduce quantum Eigen- arbitrary shaped beams which exhibit a close analogy between electromagnetic scattering and quantum mechanical potential scattering of shaped beam.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalOptics Communications
    Volume273
    DOIs
    StatePublished - May 1 2007

    Disciplines

    • Quantum Physics

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