Exact computation of image disruption under reflection on a smooth surface and Ronchigrams

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 29, 2008, Pages 5500-5518

  Edwin, Román Hernández ^a   Gilberto, Silva Ortigoza ^a  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MIRRORS;

CLOSED LOOPS; EXACT COMPUTATIONS; LINE SEGMENT; REFLECTING SURFACE; RONCHI RULINGS; RONCHI TEST; SMOOTH SURFACE; SPHERICAL MIRROR;

OPTICAL TESTING;

EID: 60749125534     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.005500     Document Type: Article

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