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A semi-analytical computational algorithm to model the wavefield generated by paraxial diffraction of a class of Laguerre-Gauss beams by sharp-edge elliptic apertures is here developed. Thanks to such a powerful computational tool, some…
A "genuinely" paraxial version of Miyamoto-Wolf's theory aimed at dealing with sharp-edge diffraction under Gaussian beam illumination is presented. The theoretical analysis is carried out in such a way the well known Young-Maggi-Rubinowicz…
Paraxial diffraction of monochromatic Gaussian beams by arbitrarily shaped polygonal apertures is analytically explored within the boundary diffraction wave theory framework. Exact closed-form expressions of the diffracted wavefield are…
This paper concerns diffraction-tomographic reconstruction of an object characterized by its scattering potential. We establish a rigorous generalization of the Fourier diffraction theorem in arbitrary dimension, giving a precise relation…
We implement an efficient method of computation of two dimensional Fourier-type integrals based on approximation of the integrand by Gaussian radial basis functions, which constitute a standard tool in approximation theory. As a result, we…
The design of starshades, i.e. external occulters for stellar coronography, relies on the fast and precise computation of their associated diffraction patterns of incoming plane waves in the telescope aperture plane. We present here a…
Free-space propagation can be described as a shearing of the Wigner distribution function in the spatial coordinate; this shearing is linear in paraxial approximation but assumes a more complex shape for wide-angle propagation. Integration…
Recent experimental work has demonstrated the potential to combine the merits of diffractive and on-chip photonic information processing devices in a single chip by making use of planar (or slab) waveguides. Researchers have adapted key…
Diffraction tomography is an inverse scattering technique used to reconstruct the spatial distribution of the material properties of a weakly scattering object. The object is exposed to radiation, typically light or ultrasound, and the…
Quantitative phase imaging has become a topic of considerable interest in the microscopy community. We have recently described one such technique based on the use of a partitioned detection aperture, which can be operated in a single shot…
Unresolved spatially-random microstructure, in an illuminated sample, can lead to position-dependent blur when an image of that sample is formed. For a small propagation distance, between the exit surface of the sample and the entrance…
Using the method of Laplace transform the field amplitude in the paraxial approximation is found in the two-dimensional free space using initial values of the amplitude specified on an arbitrary shaped monotonic curve. The obtained…
Fresnel diffraction calculation on an arbitrary shape surface is proposed. This method is capable of calculating Fresnel diffraction from a source surface with an arbitrary shape to a planar destination surface. Although such calculation…
The general method to obtain solutions of the Maxwellian equations from scalar representatives is developed and applied to the diffraction of electromagnetic waves. Kirchhoff's integral is modified to provide explicit expressions for these…
We introduce fractional integrals on the $n$-dimensional spherical cap, study their boundednes in weighted $L^p$ spaces and obtain explicit inversion formulas. The results are applied to the inversion problem for Riesz potentials on a…
An approximation is elaborated for the paraxial propagation of diffracted beams, with both one- and two-dimensional cross sections, which are released from apertures with sharp boundaries. The approximation applies to any beam under the…
This paper presents an innovative approach to computational acoustic imaging of biperiodic surfaces, exploiting the capabilities of an acoustic superlens to overcome the diffraction limit. We address the challenge of imaging physical…
Diffusion models have become a popular approach for image generation and reconstruction due to their numerous advantages. However, most diffusion-based inverse problem-solving methods only deal with 2D images, and even recently published 3D…
The inverse problem of amplitude reconstruction on an inclined line based on the values of amplitude or its module as recorded on semi-infinite line orthogonal to the beam propagation direction is considered within the framework of 2D…
Motivated by applications to acoustic imaging, the present work establishes a framework to analyze scattering for the one-dimensional wave, Helmholtz, Schr\"odinger and Riccati equations that allows for coefficients which are more singular…