The Fresnel Diffraction Integral
The electric field diffraction pattern at a point (x,y,z) is given by:
where
- is the aperture,
- , and
- is the imaginary unit.
Analytical solution of this integral is impossible for all but the simplest diffraction geometries. Therefore, it is usually calculated numerically.
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