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Physical Optics and Diffraction
Simone Ferraro
Princeton University
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Outline
● Physical optics and Kirchhoff Integral● Diffraction by an aperture● Fraunhofer diffraction● Fresnel diffraction● Image formation● Dealing with imperfections
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Kirchhoff integral● Monochromatic scalar wave
with spatial part satisfying Helmholtz eqn:
for free propagation, eg: one component of E field in absence of polarization coupling
● Assume medium is homogeneous and non-dispersive so that k is constant
● Helmholtz eqn is a linear, elliptic PDE, so solution inside a volume is completely determined by value of and its normal derivative on the boundary.
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Kirchhoff integral (cont..)
● Nice trick available!● Greens' theorem: for any two (reasonable)
scalar functions
● Above intergrals = 0 if both functions satisfy Helmholtz equation
● By inspection is a solution
boundary
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Kirchhoff integral (cont..)
● With , have
● So integral over S0 becomes
● Therefore
boundary= 0
S
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Diffraction by an aperture● Suppose we have an aperture, which is
big compared to the wavelength, but small compared to the distance to .Illumination comes from a distant wave source.
● Characterize aperture by a complex function , such that the wave just after passing through it
● On the aperture have , so write
, pointing towards
, with parallel to k
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Diffraction by an apertureThen
Can solve in two different regimes:● Far field (Fraunhofer)● Near field (Fresnel)
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Fraunhofer regime (far field)
Condition for Fraunhofer is that we can neglect the quadratic phase variation with position in the aperture plane
i.e. for all x, or
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Fraunhofer regime (far field)
Neglecting the quadratic term:
The amplitude of the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern is given by the 2D Fourier transform of the aperture function
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Fraunhofer examples● Diffraction by a single, finite slit
Then
Intensity
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Fraunhofer examples● Diffraction grating
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Fraunhofer examples● Diffraction grating
● p-th order beam deflected by
● Consider beams for waves at
● Located at and
● Separation
● Can distinguish them if maximum of one corresponds to first minimum of the other, i.e. is at least (Rayleigh criterion)
● Corresponds to (chromatic resolving power)
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Fraunhofer examples● Diffraction by a circular aperture
● Most of the light from a distant source falls within the Airy disc
● Can use to calculate the diffraction limit of a lens/telescope
● Two equally bright sources can be resolved only if the radius of the Airy disk is less than their separation, i.e if their angular separation is more than
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Fraunhofer examples● Diffraction by a circular aperture
● Two equally bright sources can be resolved only if the radius of the Airy disk is less than their separation, i.e if their angular separation is more than
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Fresnel regime (near field)● Now can't neglect quadratic phase variation
● Problem a bit harder. Consider special case in which the source, the origin of coordinates and the observation point are aligned
Might seem uninteresting, butcan make a lot ofprogress by movingthe origin!O
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Fresnel regime (near field)
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Fresnel regime (near field)
write then
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Separable apertureIf the aperture function is separable (e.g. rectangular aperture), it is convenient to rewrite in terms of Fresnel integrals.
Change variables to
Define Fresnel integral
Plotting C vs S, obtain the Cornu spiral
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Separable apertureIf the aperture function is separable (e.g. rectangular aperture), it is convenient to rewrite in terms of Fresnel integrals.
Change variables to
Define Fresnel integral
Plotting C vs S, obtain the Cornu spiral
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Diffraction from straight edge
x
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Diffraction from straight edge
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● Use the Fresnel pattern from lunar occultation of the powerful 3C 273 radio source to determine its position accurately
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Diffraction by circular aperture● Consider circular aperture w/ radius D● Retain the obliquity factor K● Using polar coordinates:
● Use the substitution
● Note: only valid on axis!
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● Evaluate graphically
Diffraction by circular aperture
Spiralling in
Going around in acircle
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Diffraction by circular aperture and Fresnel Zones
For finite apertures, the diffraction integral varies considerably
Define Fresnel zones as concentric rings in the aperture plane over which the phase varies atthe observation pointvaries by
1st zone:
Nth zone:
Note: Area of each zone is the same
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Diffraction by circular aperture and Fresnel Zones
For finite apertures, the diffraction integral varies considerably
Define Fresnel zones as concentric rings in the aperture plane over which the phase varies atthe observation pointvaries by
1st zone:
Nth zone:
Note: Area of each zone is the same
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Diffraction by circular aperture and Fresnel Zones
For finite apertures, the diffraction integral varies considerably
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Zone plate● A Fresnel zone plate is an aperture that blocks
alternates half-period zones.
● Eg: block the odd ones
Net amplitude at P:
Intensity
Incident wave brought to focus at P!Acts like a lens of focal length
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Zone plate (cont..)● → highly chromatic lens● Focuses different wavelengths in different
foci● Works for any frequency (including X-rays)● Maximum resolution depends on smallest
zone width
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Image formation (thin lens)● Field at distance z
j along the optical axis:
● Vector x is perpendicular to the optic axis
● For a linear system
● P21
is the propagator or Point Spread Function (PSF)
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Image formation (thin lens)● Field at distance z
j along the optical axis:
● Vector x is perpendicular to the optic axis
● For a linear system
● P21
is the propagator or Point Spread Function (PSF)
● Free propagation through
● Thin lens: phase shift depends quadratically on the distance from optic axis |x|
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● Propagating to the focal plane:
Image formation (thin lens)
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Image formation (thin lens)● Propagating from source to the focal plane:
● Amplitude given by
● Therefore the amplitude in the focal plane is proportional to the Fourier transform of the field in the source plane
● Focal plane can be used for spatial filtering, i.e. processing the image by altering its Fourier transform
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● Finally, free propagation from focal plane to image plane
● Apart from a phase factor, the field in the image plane is just a magnified version of the original field, with the correct magnification
● Theory due to E. Abbe (1873)
Image formation (thin lens)
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Dealing with imperfections...● So far only considered perfect lenses/mirrors and
uniform propagation medium
● When any of the above assumptions fail, the image quality is degraded
● Useful to define the Strehl ratio as the ratio between the peak amplitude of the actual PSF and the peak amplitude expected in the presence of diffraction only
● Looking through the atmosphere, the Strehl ratio will be very low, even with good optics (due to atmospheric turbulence).
● In presence of Adaptive Optics systems, can get very close to 1 (diffraction limited)
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Dealing with imperfections...● Can treat aberrations and imperfections in
the physical optics language (but it's a hard problem, see Born & Wolf)
● Can relate rms imperfection in the optics with actual intensity in the focal plane
● For example, in order to have
we need
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References
● Born & Wolf, Principles of Optics● Hecht, Optics● Blanford & Thorne, Applications of
Classical Physics lecture notes● Part IB Optics lecture notes (Cambridge)