zλ 2 z 2

w ( z )=w0 1+
√ ( ) 2
π w0
=w0 1+
zR √ ( )
λ
zR =
π θ2diff
π 1
=
λ zRθ 2
diff

w0 λπ
θ= =
z0 w 0

λ 2 n2 I 0 (0)
θ=θdiff −θsf =
π w0
−
n0 √
w20
I (z)=I 0 2
w (z)

1 I 0 ( 0)
I 0 ( z )=I 0 ( 0 ) 2
= 2
z zπ θ 2diff
1+
( ) zR 1+
λ( )
I 0 ( 0) I 0 ( 0)
I ( z )= 2 2
= 2 2
zπ θ zπ ( θdiff −θ sf )
1+
λ ( ) 1+ ( λ )
2 2
( θ diff −θ sf ) ≈ θdiff −2θ diff θsf

I 0 ( 0)
I ( z )=¿ 2 2
zπ (θ −2θ diff θsf )
1+ ( diff
λ )
2
(θ 2diff −2θ diff θsf ) ≈ θ4diff −4 θ3diff θ sf

I ( z) 1
= 2
I 0 (0)
1+ ( zπλ ) (θ 4
diff −4 θ3diff θ sf )

I ( z )−I 0 ( z ) 1 1
= 2
− 2
I 0 ( 0) zπ z
1+
λ ( ) (θ 4
diff −4 θ 3
diff θ sf ) 1+
( )
zR
I ( z )−I 0 ( z ) 1 1
= 2
− 2
I 0 ( 0) z z
1+
( )
zR θ 2
diff
( θ4diff −4 θ 3diff θsf ) 1+
( )zR

I ( z )−I 0 ( z ) 1 1
= 2
− 2
I 0 ( 0) z 1 4 z
1+
( ) ( θ −4 θ 3diff θsf )
z R θ 4diff diff
1+
( )
zR

I ( z )−I 0 ( z ) 1 1
= − 2
I 0 ( 0) z 2
θ z
1+
zR( )() ( ) 1−4 sf
θdiff
1+
zR

z 2 z 2
θ sf
I ( z )−I 0 ( z )
=
( ) ( )(
zR
−
zR ) 1−4
θdiff
I0 ( z ) z 2
θ sf
1+
( )( )
zR
1−4
θdiff

z 2 θsf z 2 θ sf zπ 2 3
I ( z )−I 0 ( z )
=
( )
zR
4
θdiff
≈
( ) ( ) zR
4
θ diff
=
λ
4 θdiff θ sf
2
I0 ( z ) z 2
θ z z 2
1+ ( )
1+
R
(
(z ) θ1−4 ) z ( )
sf

diff R
1+
zR

I ( z )−I 0 ( z ) 4 θ3diff θ sf
≈
The solution I was supposed to get: I0 ( z ) z 2
1+
zR ( )