Wigner formulation of optical processing with light of arbitrary coherence.
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A unified mathematical formulation for designing and analyzing even the most general optical processor is presented. It exploits the Wigner distribution function to characterize the illumination, the input, the inherent filter, and the output results. To characterize the propagation of the light through the optical processor setup, we exploit the Wigner matrix formalism, which is appealing because it allows simple geometric analysis. The Wigner distribution function was extended to include illumination of arbitrary coherence so that processors using either coherent light or partially coherent light can be designed and analyzed with the same Wigner formalism. The basic principles, design, and analysis of the imaging and Fourier-transform operations and use of the Wigner formalism to evaluate the performance and tolerances of optical processors are presented.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 40 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001