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Description of Light Focusing by a Lens using Vector Diffraction Theory

Shekhar Gaha, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Glen D. Gillen, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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Copyright © 2006 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Glen Gillen was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

Abstract

For a plane wave incident on a spherical lens at normal incidence, the field distributions in the focal region are calculated using vector diffraction theory showing the effects of aberration.

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Shekhar Gaha and Glen D. Gillen. "Description of Light Focusing by a Lens using Vector Diffraction Theory" Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference Proceedings: Boston, MA.. Jul. 2006.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ggillen/9



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