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Analytic expression for Fresnel diffraction
- Source :
- Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 15:684
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- The Optical Society, 1998.
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Abstract
- An analytic formula for the light field amplitude (and therefore also intensity) behind a circular aperture illuminated by spherical or plane waves in the Fresnel limit is given, and the essential difference between Fresnel diffraction and Fraunhofer diffraction is discussed.
- Subjects :
- Physics
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15208532 and 10847529
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Optical Society of America A
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a5d1633cfad1c3764220e8940b6140b7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.15.000684