Talbot and Lau Effects, a Parageometrical Approach
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics
- Vol. 31 (3) , 313-324
- https://doi.org/10.1080/713821496
Abstract
The concept of virtual Fraunhofer diffraction and the treatment of wave aberrations are used to describe in parageometrical terms both the Talbot and the Lau effects. The approach, besides being very simple, can be used to discuss other situations where the two effects may occur.Keywords
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