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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Computational Electromagnetics
    • Wave Propagation

    Background:

    • Tracing flux lines in three-dimensional (3D) wavefields is crucial for understanding wave propagation.
    • Previous methods may lack efficiency or accuracy in complex wavefield analysis.
    • The paraxial approximation is often used for focused laser modes like Transverse Electric (TE)00 and Transverse Electric (TE)01.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and apply a method for tracing flux lines within a 3D complex wavefield.
    • To demonstrate the 'nonlinear ray tracing' technique for analyzing wavefield behavior.
    • To investigate the flux tracing of focused laser modes, including Laguerre-Gaussian beams.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized algorithms from a prior study to generate a 3D grid of complex wavefield samples.
    • Employed interpolation of 3D wavefield samples to determine phase derivatives at arbitrary ray positions.
    • Propagated rays incrementally by directing them based on phase derivatives between consecutive planes.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully traced flux through a 3D point cloud representing focused wavefields without aberrations.
    • Demonstrated the ability to initiate ray tracing from any arbitrary point within the volume.
    • Observed unique spiraling behaviors and varying curvature rates for rays in focused Laguerre-Gaussian beams.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed flux tracing, or nonlinear ray tracing, method effectively visualizes wavefield behavior in 3D.
    • The technique is capable of handling complex beam structures like Laguerre-Gaussian modes.
    • This work lays the foundation for investigating lens aberrations in subsequent research.