Gaussian imaging transformation for the paraxial debye formulation of the focal region in a low-fresnel-number optical system

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1185-1191

  Zapata Rodríguez, Carlos J ^a   Andrés, Pedro ^a   Martínez Corral, Manuel ^a   Muñoz Escrivá, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

IMAGING TRANSFORMATION;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038159656     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001185     Document Type: Article

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