Diffraction length of localized waves generated by dynamic apertures

被引:9
作者
Sedky, SM [1 ]
Shaarawi, AM [1 ]
Besieris, IM [1 ]
Taiel, FMM [1 ]
机构
[1] VIRGINIA POLYTECH INST & STATE UNIV,BRADLEY DEPT ELECT ENGN,BLACKSBURG,VA 24061
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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION | 1996年 / 13卷 / 08期
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10.1364/JOSAA.13.001719
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A definition of the diffraction length characterizing the propagation of localized wave pulses launched from dynamic apertures is provided. Our inference of the diffraction range is based on an analysis of the spectral depletion of the spatial frequency components of the pulse as it propagates away from its source. We demonstrate the efficacy of our procedure by showing that it is capable of capturing some decay features of localized wave pulses that may be missed by other approaches. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1719 / 1727
页数:9
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