Fresnel diffraction and fractal patterns from polygonal apertures

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

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2768-2774

  Huang, J G ^a   Christian, J M ^a   McDonald, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

FRACTAL PATTERNS; FRESNEL DIFFRACTION; POLYGONAL APERTURES; VIRTUAL SOURCE;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33845592755     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.002768     Document Type: Article

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