Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Diffraction Images of Circular Self-Radiant Disks

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The diffraction image formed by an Airy-type objective when the object is a circular, uniformly self-radiant disk is found to exhibit the phenomenon of a secondary Airy disk when the radius of the object is near 1.2 Airy units. The time-averaged irradiance in the diffraction image is presented for radii up to 4 Airy units. A separate expression for the irradiance at the geometrical radius in the image shows that as the object becomes very large the value of this irradiance approaches one-half that at the center of the image.

© 1961 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Diffraction Images of Disk-Shaped Particles Computed for Full Köhler Illumination

Luther W. Smith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(4) 369-374 (1960)

Resolution of Shape of Self-Radiant Line Elements*

Harold Osterberg and Luther W. Smith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(5) 599-605 (1964)

Diffraction Theory for Images of Disk-Shaped Particles with Köhler Illumination

Harold Osterberg and Luther W. Smith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(4) 362-369 (1960)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (18)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved