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What's the physical significance of using fourier transform for diffraction?
I am studying some basic idea of diffraction and there mention in far field, the diffraction pattern could be understood by Fourier transform. But I just don't understand what's the physical fact for ...
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Calculating diffraction patterns using FFT
I'm trying to write a piece of code that calculates a diffraction pattern similar to an X-ray experiment using a FFT.
From my knowledge, the diffraction pattern for point particles can be calculated ...
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Effect of a wavefront deformation on the far-field diffraction pattern of a TEM00
By performing Matlab simulations on a TEM00 mode (approximated by a gaussian intensity profile with a flat wavefront), I got the impression that applying wavefront deformations (such as a single ...
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Describing quantum intereference with only currents and densities
I know about and believe to understand the general wave equation based Kirchhoff diffraction formula, which in the Fraunhofer limit leads to a farfield complex wave function by Fourier transforming ...
