On the longitudinal polarization of non-paraxial electromagnetic fields

Abstract Within the framework of the angular plane-wave spectrum of the electromagnetic field, the general form is given for the freely-propagating beams, exact solution of the Maxwell equations, that closely approach (in an algebraic sense) to a purely-longitudinal vectorial distribution at some tr...
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Abstract Within the framework of the angular plane-wave spectrum of the electromagnetic field, the general form is given for the freely-propagating beams, exact solution of the Maxwell equations, that closely approach (in an algebraic sense) to a purely-longitudinal vectorial distribution at some transverse plane. In the rotationally symmetric case, such a field is written as the combination of radial and longitudinal components, whose propagation can be analysed independently. Several illustrative examples are also considered. Ausführliche Beschreibung