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Fourier analysis is a ubiquitous tool that has found application to diverse areas of physics and engineering. This book deals with its applications in optics, and in particular with its applications to diffraction, imaging, optical data processing, holography and optical communications.



Table of Contents:
1 Introduction
2 Fourier Analysis in Two Dimensions
3 Foundations of Scalar Diffraction Theory
4 Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction
5 Wave-Optics Analysis of Coherent Optical Systems
6 Frequency Analysis of Optical Imaging Systems
7 Wavefront Modulation
8 Analog Optical Information Processing
9 Holography
10 Fourier Optics in Optical Communications
A Delta Functions and Fourier Transform Theorems
B Introduction to Paraxial Geometrical Optics
C Polarization and Jones Matrices
D The Grating Equation
Bibliography
Index