Fresnel diffraction of a Gaussian laser beam by polished metal cylinders

• A laser beam touching the periphery of a polished cylinder is subjected to both diffraction and reflection. Inthe area where diffracted light and reflected light interact the resulting intensity distribution differs from thepattern predicted by diffraction theory for a sharp edge. The difference increases with cylinder radius. Inthis paper it is shown that a good description of the resulting intensity pattern is obtained by adding thereflected light amplitude to the diffracted amplitude as predicted by the Fresnel-Kirchhoff theory for a sharpedge.

• A laser beam touching the periphery of a polished cylinder is subjected to both diffraction and reflection. Inthe area where diffracted light and reflected light interact the resulting intensity distribution differs from thepattern predicted by diffraction theory for a sharp edge. The difference increases with cylinder radius. Inthis paper it is shown that a good description of the resulting intensity pattern is obtained by adding thereflected light amplitude to the diffracted amplitude as predicted by the Fresnel-Kirchhoff theory for a sharp edge.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Teknisk mekanik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Applied Mechanics (hsv//eng)

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Experimentell mekanik

Experimental Mechanics

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