Complex amplitude propagation through a quadratic-index medium: characteristic point function
- 15 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 22 (18) , 2927-2929
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.22.002927
Abstract
The propagation of a complex amplitude distribution in quadratix-index material is studied by the characteristic point function, and we determine the maximum distance for which an optical image and transform can be transmitted without estimable loss of information due to modal dispersion.Keywords
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