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Algorithms for Fresnel Diffraction at Rectangular and Circular Apertures

Published

Author(s)

Klaus Mielenz

Abstract

This paper summarizes the theory of Fresnel diffraction by plane rectangular and circular apertures with a view toward numerical computations. Approximations found in the earlier leterature, and now obsolete, have been eliminated and replaced by algorithms suitable for use on a personal computer.
Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
Volume
103 No. 5

Keywords

algorithms, circular apertures, diffraction, Fresnel approximation, personal computers, radiometry, rectangular apertures, slits

Citation

Mielenz, K. (1998), Algorithms for Fresnel Diffraction at Rectangular and Circular Apertures, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created September 1, 1998, Updated February 17, 2017