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Towards digital Fourier optics - From the diffraction to the Fourier's space

Authors: Christophe LABBÉ, Benoît PLANCOULAINE

Publication date: October 10, 2018, Review date: September 21, 2022

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5. Glossary

ondelette; wavelet

Elementary oscillatory function limited in time and space.

paraxial optics; paraxial

Approximation that consists in integrating the complex amplitude of the electric field on a flat surface.

metaxial optics; metaxial

Approximation that consists in integrating the complex amplitude of the electric field on a spherical cap.

transmittance; transmittance

Specific transfer function characterizing the amplitude transmission of light at each point of an optical system.

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