Approximate forms for diffraction integrals in high numerical aperture focusing

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-82

  Sheppard, C J R ^a   Torok P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APODIZATION EFFECTS; DEBYE THEORY; DIFFRACTION INTEGRALS; DIFFRACTION THEORY; FOCAL REGION; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FOCUSING; FUNCTIONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031124164     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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