Aberrations of diffracted wave fields
Aberrations of diffracted wave fields is a scholarly work, published in 1978 in ''Applied Optics''. The main subjects of the publication include optics, adaptive optics, Fresnel integral, Fresnel zone, Huygens–Fresnel principle, Fourier optics, Aperture, Fourier transform, wavefront, physics, Fresnel diffraction, geometrical optics, Kirchhoff's diffraction formula, ptychography, diffraction, exit pupil, Pupil function, Fresnel number, scalar, anti-reflective coating, lithium niobate, and Apodization. The paper is an attempt to provide new insight into the behavior of near-field scalar diffraction phenomena by showing that the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral is equivalent to the Fourier transform integral of a generalized pupil function which includes a term that represents phase errors in the aperture.