The use of the stationary phase method as a mathematical tool to determine the path of optical beams

Abstract

We use the stationary phase method to determine the path of optical beams which propagate through a dielectric block. In the presence of partial internal reflection, we recover the geometrical result obtained by using the Snell law. For total internal reflection, the stationary phase method overreaches the Snell law predicting the Goos-Haenchen shift.

arXiv comment11 pages, 2 figures

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