Fundamentals of Photonics, 2 Volume Set, 3rd Edition

Chapter 4 FOURIER OPTICS

1. 4.1 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT IN FREE SPACE
   1. A. Spatial Harmonic Functions and Plane Waves
   2. B. Transfer Function of Free Space
   3. C. Impulse Response Function of Free Space
   4. D. Huygens–Fresnel Principle
2. 4.2 OPTICAL FOURIER TRANSFORM
   1. A. Fourier Transform in the Far Field
   2. B. Fourier Transform Using a Lens
3. 4.3 DIFFRACTION OF LIGHT
   1. A. Fraunhofer Diffraction
   2. *B. Fresnel Diffraction
   3. C. Nondiffracting Waves
4. 4.4 IMAGE FORMATION
   1. A. Ray Optics of a Single-Lens Imaging System
   2. B. Wave Optics of a 4-f Imaging System
   3. C. Wave Optics of a Single-Lens Imaging System
   4. D. Near-Field Imaging
5. 4.5 HOLOGRAPHY

Josef von Fraunhofer (1787–826) developed the diffraction grating and contributed to our understanding of diffraction. His epitaph reads Approximavit sidera (he brought the stars closer).

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768–1830) demonstrated that periodic functions could be constructed from sums of sinusoids. Harmonic analysis is the basis of Fourier optics; it has many applications.

Dennis Gabor (1900–1979) invented holography and contributed to its development. He made the first hologram in 1947 and received the Nobel Prize in 1971 for carrying out this body of ...