RECENT ADVANCES IN BEAM TRANSFORMATION OPTICS——Part I Diffraction Theory in the Time-Space Domains and Operator Methods

The purpose of this monograph, which is divided into two parts, is to give a general review for the recent advances in beam transformation optics, including some results obtained by our group. Part I deals with the diffraction theory in the time -space domains and operator optical methods, as well as their applications to laser optics and high power laser technology.