Cjr. Sheppard et S. Saghafi, Transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic beam modes beyond the paraxialapproximation, OPTICS LETT, 24(22), 1999, pp. 1543-1545
Transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic beam modes are considered based
on a theory in which complex dipole sources and sinks are oriented along t
he beam axis; the theory is similar to one that was previously presented fo
r transverse dipoles. The field in the region of the waist is explored. Mod
es with such polarization have been reported from a wide range of laser typ
es. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.