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Resonance, multiple diffusion and critical tunneling for Gaussian lasers

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We present a detailed study of the Gaussian laser propagation through a dielectric system composed by two right angle prisms. We investigate the transition between the spatial coherence limit, which exhibits wave-like properties and for which the resonance phenomenon can be seen, and the decoherence limit, which exhibits particle-like properties and for which the multiple diffusion occurs. We also analyze the tunneling at critical angles. In our numerical analysis, we shall use BK7 and Fused Silica prisms and a Gaussian He-Ne laser with a wavelength of 632.8 nm and beam waists of 2 mm and 200 μm.

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    Silvânia A. Carvalho & Stefano De Leo

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Carvalho, S.A., De Leo, S. Resonance, multiple diffusion and critical tunneling for Gaussian lasers. Eur. Phys. J. D 67, 168 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2013-40132-4

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