Keigo Iizuka
Abstract
Open-access reader
The Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction formula uses the Fourier transform of the input field, but Fresnel–Kirchhoff's integral equation uses the input field directly to find the diffraction field. This appendix shows how the latter is derived from the former formula.
A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.
A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.
Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.
The Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction formula uses the Fourier transform of the input field, but Fresnel–Kirchhoff's integral equation uses the input field directly to find the diffraction field. This appendix shows how the latter is derived from the former formula.
Key concepts: Kirchhoff's diffraction formula, Diffraction, Fresnel diffraction, Fresnel integral, Rayleigh scattering, Mathematics, Fourier transform, Field (mathematics)