השוואת שיטות

	מטריצת ABCD	שיטת התפשטות האלומה
תחום	אופטיקה	אופטיקה
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1966	1978
הוגה השיטה	Herwig Kogelnik and Tingye Li	Michael Feit and John Fleck
סוג	Ray optics formalism	Paraxial propagation algorithm
מקור מכונן	Kogelnik, H., & Li, T. (1966). Laser beams and resonators. Applied Optics, 5(10), 1550-1567.	Feit, M. D., & Fleck, J. A. (1978). Light propagation in graded-index optical fibers. Applied Optics, 17(24), 3990-3998.
כינויים	ray transfer matrix, ABCD method, system matrix	BPM, paraxial approximation method
קשורות	3	3
תקציר	The ABCD matrix, or ray transfer matrix method, is a compact algebraic framework for analyzing optical systems. Introduced by Kogelnik and Li in 1966, it represents the linear transformation of ray position and angle (or Gaussian beam parameters) through optical elements. This method is foundational in laser physics, Gaussian optics, and optical design, enabling rapid calculation of resonator stability, beam propagation, and system performance.	The Beam Propagation Method is a computational technique for simulating the propagation of optical beams through slowly varying, weakly guiding structures. Developed by Feit and Fleck in 1978, BPM exploits the paraxial approximation to reduce the full vector wave equation to a scalar or vector envelope equation, enabling efficient simulation of waveguides, integrated optics, and photonic devices.