Vectorial aerial-image computations of three-dimensional objects based on the extended Nijboer-Zernike theory

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

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1221-1234

  Van Haver, S ^a   Braat, J J M ^a   Janssen, A J E M ^b   Janssen, O T A ^a   Pereira, S F ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS;

CONVERGENCE PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ENTRANCE PUPIL; EXTENDED NIJBOER-ZERNIKE THEORY; FOCAL REGIONS; IMAGE COMPUTATION; IMAGING ALGORITHM; IMAGING SCHEMES; SERIES EXPANSION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT; ZERNIKE;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 67249107836     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001221     Document Type: Article

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