Fresnel diffraction by a circular aperture with off-axis illumination and its use in deconvolution of microscope images

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

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 540-545

  Sheppard, Colin J R ^a   Cooper, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LIGHTING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CIRCULAR APERTURE; FRESNEL DIFFRACTION;

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 2042512336     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.000540     Document Type: Article

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