title: Fractional Fourier transform of truncated elliptical Gaussian beams.
abstract: Based on the fact that a hard-edged elliptical aperture can be expanded approximately as a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions in tensor form, an analytical expression for an elliptical Gaussian beam (EGB) truncated by an elliptical aperture and passing through a fractional Fourier transform system is derived by use of vector integration. The approximate analytical results provide more convenience for studying the propagation and transformation of truncated EGBs than the usual way by using the integral formula directly, and the efficiency of numerical calculation is significantly improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, China.
authors.forename: Xinyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Daomu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao