Quantum Arbitrary Shaped Beams Revisited

Authors

G. Gouesbet, Institut National des Sciences Applique´es de Rouen (INSA-Rouen), France
James A. Lock, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2007

Publication Title

Optics Communications

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.

Repository Citation

Gouesbet, G. and Lock, James A., "Quantum Arbitrary Shaped Beams Revisited" (2007). Physics Faculty Publications. 153.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/153

Original Citation

Gouesbet, G., , & Lock, J. (2007). Quantum arbitrary shaped beams revisited. Optics Communications, 273(1), 296-305.

DOI

10.1016/j.optcom.2006.12.024

Volume

273

Issue

1