Response on the "Comment on propagation properties of Hermite-cosh-Gaussian laser beams" in [Opt. Commun. 186 (2000) 269]

Yu et al. present a comment on our paper [Opt. Commun. 186 (2000) 269] by examining some used mathematical equations. They have demonstrated, in their comment, the known summation theorem which is found in all mathematical references (see for example: [I.S. Gradshteyn, I.M. Ryzhik, Tables of Integrals, Seris, and Products, fifth ed., Academic Press, New York, 1994] and [in: M. Abramowitz, I.A. Stegun (Eds.), Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Nath. Bureau of Standards, Washington, 1964]) and they have deduced that the odd terms in our Eqs, (19) and (23) should not be ignored. We thank the authors for their interest in our work and for their remarks. In the following, we will give the response to their two questions. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.