Light Distributions in Front of a Circular Aperture, Evaluated Using Vector Diffraction Theory
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Abstract
For a plane wave (having wavelength λ) incident on a circular aperture (radius a), the transverse distribution of light intensity beyond the aperture is expressed in terms of a dimensionless parameter, p1=a/λ, for various distances close to the aperture, using the vector Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction theory.
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Shekhar Guha and Glen D. Gillen. "Light Distributions in Front of a Circular Aperture, Evaluated Using Vector Diffraction Theory" 88th Optical Society of America Annual Meeting Proceedings: Rochester, NY.. Oct. 2005.
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