Optical transformations in three-space: Simulations with a PC

Raymond G Wilson; Sean M McCreary; Jeffrey L Thompson

doi:10.1119/1.17140

Optical transformations in three-space: Simulations with a PC

Raymond G Wilson, Sean M McCreary, Jeffrey L Thompson

Illinois Wesleyan University

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Abstract

Using Fourier transform and convolution techniques, it is illustrated how all aspects of Fraunhofer diffraction of virtually any aperture real or complex can be calculated and displayed in two- and three-space using an IBM-compatible PC. Details of program commands using software Matlab are illustrated as well as results of plotting software Surfer. Fresnel diffraction is illustrated using Fourier transformation.

Original language	American English
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	60
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17140
State	Published - 1992

Keywords

Fourier transform
Fraunhofer diffraction
Optics
PC simulations

Disciplines

Physics
Optics
Other Physics

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