The fractional Hankel transform of certain tempered distributions and pseudo-differential operators (Q467119)

The authors summarize the contents of this paper in the abstract and introduction of the paper as follows: The Hankel transform, like the Fourier, fractional Fourier, Fresnel, Fresnel-Fourier and the Laplace transform, is a widely applicable mathematical tool in Physics and other fields. The zero-order Hankel transform describes the diffraction effect of axially symmetric light beam in free space, and the high order Hankel transforms are usually used in the analysis of laser cavity with circular mirrors [\textit{C. J. R. Sheppard} and \textit{K. G. Larkin}, ``Similarity theorems for fractional Fourier transforms and fractional Hankel transforms'', Opt. Commun. 154, 173--178 (1998; \url{doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00229-6}); \textit{Y. Zhang}, \textit{T. Funaba} and \textit{N. Tanno}, ``Self-fractional Hankel functions and their properties'', Opt. Commun. 176, 71--75 (2000; \url{doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00518-613})]. The fractional Hankel transform is a generalization of the conventional Hankel transform in the fractional order and is effectively used in the design of lens, analysis of the laser cavity study of wave propagation in quadratic refractive index medium when the system is axially symmetric. The earliest work on the fractional Hankel transform was published by \textit{V. Namias} [J. Inst. Math. Appl. 26, 187--197 (1980; Zbl 0454.44001)] in 1980. Recently it is becoming of importance in various applications in optics [Sheppard and Larkin, loc. cit.; Zhang et al., loc. cit.]. \textit{F. H. Kerr} [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 166, No. 1, 65--83 (1992; Zbl 0755.44005)] has developed a theory of fractional powers of Hankel transforms in the Zemanian spaces. In this paper, A brief introduction to the fractional Hankel transform and its basic properties is given. The fractional Hankel transform of tempered distributions is studied. A pseudo-differential operator involving fractional Hankel transform is introduced and some of its properties including boundedness are investigated in \(G^{s,2}_\mu(I)\).