INTEGRATED FOCAL PLANE IRRADIANCE PATTERNS FOR GAUSSIAN BEAMS FOCUSED THROUGH CIRCULAR ANNULAR APERTURES.

Abstract

The diffraction of Gaussian light beams by circular apertures is considered. The far field or focal plane irradiance patterns are calculated and integrated over circular areas. The results of the irradiance integrations are displayed in graphical form using dimensionless coordinates. Using the Fresnel diffraction integral, it is analytically proved that the total beam power passing through the focal plane is exactly equal to the beam power transmitted by the aperture. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713728

Entities

People

  • Dale A. Holmes

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diffraction
  • Far Field
  • Focal Planes
  • Integrals
  • Optical Lattices

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.