Diffraction by a circular aperture: An application of the vectorial theory of Huygens's principle in the near field

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

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2040-2043

  Romero, Julio A ^a   Hernández, Luisman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY;

CIRCULAR APERTURES; DIFFRACTION BY A CIRCULAR APERTURES; HUYGENS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; NEAR-FIELD;

LIGHT;

EID: 55049110195     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.002040     Document Type: Article

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