Electromagnetic field near the focus of wide-angular lens and mirror systems

Abstract
The time-averaged electric energy density near the focus of a parabolic mirror of wide-angular aperture is calculated and compared with that of an aplanatic lens system. The distributions exhibit great differences, the mirror showing a greater departure from circular symmetry, a more complicated structure and increased sidelobes. The vectorial integral representation of Wolf is derived from the Stratton-Chu formula.

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