Abstract

The image of an incoherently illuminated disk is obtained by using Fourier–Hankel transform methods. Numerical calculations are presented for systems having optimum-balanced fifth-order spherical aberration as well as defocused aberration-free systems.

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Images of Incoherently Illuminated Bright and Opaque Disks

W. Weinstein
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(12) 1006-1008 (1955)

Line Spread and Edge Spread Functions in the Presence of Off-Axis Aberrations*

Richard Barakat and Agnes Houston
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(9) 1132-1135 (1965)

Light Distribution in the Image of an Incoherently Illuminated Edge*

W. Weinstein
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Influence of Longitudinal Vibrations on the Diffraction Images of Bright Incoherent Disks

K. Singh, R. Rattan, and J. N. Maggo
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Transfer Function of an Annular Aperture in the Presence of Spherical Aberration

Richard Barakat and Agnes Houston
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