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Image formation of a self-Fourier object

1994; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/ao.33.000153

0003-6935

Adolf W. Lohmann, David Mendlovic,

Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry

A function that is its own Fourier transform is coined a self-Fourier function. The complete set of self-Fourier functions has been recently defined by Caola [J. Phys. A: Math. Nucl. Gen. 24, L1143-L1144 (1991)]. We study the behavior of a self-Fourier function as a self-imaging function. The space-bandwidth product of these functions is studied. An illustration of a self-Fourier function that was a Wigner distribution function is given. Some experimental results are also presented.