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Polarization effects may have a strong influence on the shape of the focal spot. Measurements and theoretical calculations for various input fields are presented. We present the first. experimental evidence for an asymmetry in the case of linear polarization and for a strong longitudinal field component on the axis in the case of radial polarization.
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Leuchs, G., Quabis, S., Dorn, R., Glöckl, O., Reichle, M. (2003). Measurement of the polarization-induced asymmetry in focal spots. In: Bigelow, N.P., Eberly, J.H., Stroud, C.R., Walmsley, I.A. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8907-9_85
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