Alternative interpretation of the edge-diffraction phenomenon

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

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 582-587

  Umul, Yusuf Z ^a  

^a CANKAYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

EDGE-DIFFRACTION PHENOMENON; FRESNEL FUNCTION; HALF-PLANE; PLANE WAVE;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 41549169489     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000582     Document Type: Article

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