Abstract

The general astigmatic transform, or two-dimensional non-separable linear canonical transform of a Hermite–Laguerre–Gaussian beam, is investigated by theoretical means. Some corollaries that apply to Hermite–Gaussian and Laguerre–Gaussian beam propagation are presented and discussed.

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