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Multiscale Talbot effects in Fibonacci geometry

Popular Physics 2021-06-08 v1

Abstract

This article investigates the Talbot effects in Fibonacci geometry by introducing the cut-and-project construction, which allows for capturing the entire infinite Fibonacci structure into a single computational cell. Theoretical and numerical calculations demonstrate the Talbot foci of Fibonacci geometry at distances that are multiples (τ+2)(Fμ+τFμ+1)1p/(2q)(\tau+2)(F_{\mu}+\tau F_{\mu+1} )^{-1}p/(2q) or (τ+2)(Lμ+τLμ+1)1p/(2q)(\tau+2)(L_{\mu}+\tau L_{\mu+1} )^{-1}p/(2q) of the Talbot distance. Here, (pp, qq) are coprime integers, μ\mu is an integer, τ\tau is the golden mean, and FμF_{\mu} and LμL_{\mu} are Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, respectively. The image of a single Talbot focus exhibits a multiscale pattern due to the self-similarity of the scaling Fourier spectrum.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1410.6866,
  title  = {Multiscale Talbot effects in Fibonacci geometry},
  author = {I-Lin Ho and Yia-Chung Chang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.6866},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

4 pages, 5 figures

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