Light Distribution in the Image of an Incoherently Illuminated Edge
- 1 August 1954
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 44 (8), 610-615
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.44.000610
Abstract
The image of an incoherently illuminated edge is shown to have a simple structure with no diffraction fringes for any state of correction of the imaging system. The light distribution in the defocused image is calculated and numerical results are given. A comparison is made with the predictions of geometrical optics.Keywords
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