Analysis of Fourier transform lens systems by means of ray matrices

Ignacio Soriano Moreno; M. M. Sanchez-Lopez; Carlos Ferreira; Jeffrey A. Davis

doi:10.1117/12.524473

19 November 2003 Analysis of Fourier transform lens systems by means of ray matrices

Ignacio Soriano Moreno, M. M. Sanchez-Lopez, Carlos Ferreira, Jeffrey A. Davis

Proceedings Volume 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.524473
Event: 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, 2002, Florence, Italy

Abstract

We present the use of ray-matrix optics to study lens systems that perform optical Fourier transforms. The analysis is based on the interpretation of a ray in terms of a plane wave, and it avoids the necessity of using diffraction integrals. We also extend the analysis to fractional Fourier transform systems. This formulation represents a compact derivation of Fourier optics, useful for teaching the topic to engineers and physicists.

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Ignacio Soriano Moreno, M. M. Sanchez-Lopez, Carlos Ferreira, and Jeffrey A. Davis "Analysis of Fourier transform lens systems by means of ray matrices", Proc. SPIE 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, (19 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.524473

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