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Pablo Vaveliuk¹, Oscar Martinez-Matos

¹Faculdade de Tecnologia, Servicio Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial SENAI-Cimatec, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. pablov@fisica.ufpb.br

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This study establishes the limits of laser beam paraxial approximation in optical systems using a paraxial estimator. The estimator proves useful for monitoring paraxial optics theory boundaries under ABCD transformations.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Laser Physics

Background:

The paraxial approximation is fundamental in laser beam propagation analysis.
Understanding its limits is crucial for accurate optical system design.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish the limits of the paraxial approximation for laser beams undergoing ABCD transformations.
To extend the applicability of a paraxiality estimator to complex optical systems.

Main Methods:

Relating beam paraxiality parameter, paraxial estimator, and second-order moments.
Analyzing optical systems with mirrors, lenses, and free space sections.
Evaluating Hermite-Gauss and Laguerre-Gauss modes through free space and a thin lens.

Main Results:

The paraxial approximation fails within specific parameter ranges.
The paraxial estimator's applicability is successfully extended to systems beyond free-space propagation.
Demonstrated failure points for paraxial approximation in a free space-lens system.

Conclusions:

The paraxial estimator is a valuable tool for assessing the validity of paraxial optics theory.
The study provides a quantitative method to determine when the paraxial approximation breaks down in ABCD systems.