Catastrophe theory and caustics of radially symmetric beams

The work is devoted to the study of the caustics of radial beams. Analytical expressions for caustic surfaces of wave fronts created by radially symmetric diffractive optical elements are found. The result is presented in a curvilinear coordinate system consistent with the caustic surface. An asympt...

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Main Authors: Sergey Kharitonov, Sergey Volotovsky, Svetlana Khonina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Samara National Research University 2019-04-01
Series:Компьютерная оптика
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Online Access:http://computeroptics.ru/KO/PDF/KO43-2/430201.pdf