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16 Hermite-Gaussian beam modes Taken from J. Strohaber’s dissertation Solutions to the paraxial wave equation in Cartesian coordinates by separation of variables

17 Laguerre-Gaussian beam modes Taken from J. Strohaber’s dissertation Solutions to the paraxial wave equation in polar coordinates by separation of variables

18 Laguerre-Gaussian beam modes Taken from J. Strohaber’s dissertation Solutions to the paraxial wave equation in polar coordinates by separation of variables

19 Laguerre-Gaussian beam modes Taken from J. Strohaber’s dissertation Solutions to the paraxial wave equation in polar coordinates by separation of variables

20 Ince-Gaussian beam modes Taken from J. Strohaber’s dissertation Solutions to the paraxial wave equation in elliptical coordinates by separation of variables

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