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Gaussian Laser Beams via Oblate Spheroidal Waves

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arxiv physics/0312024 v1 pith:JKNNW2A6 submitted 2003-12-03 physics.class-ph

Gaussian Laser Beams via Oblate Spheroidal Waves

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We deduce a set of circularly polarized Gaussian laser beam modes via a separation-of-variables solution to the Helmholtz wave equation in oblate spheriodal coordinates. On transforming to cylindrical coordinates these become the well-known Gaussian-Laguerre modes.

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