Lenses, Wave Optics, and Eikonal Functions*
- 1 October 1969
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 59 (10) , 1325-1331
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.59.001325
Abstract
An approximate solution to the problem of a light wave propagating through a lens is obtained by systematically replacing the integrals required to solve the problem by their stationary-phase approximation. This approach is shown to yield (1) geometrical optics in its eikonal form, and (2) a diffraction theory of image formation applicable to lenses with large apertures and fields.Keywords
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