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Study of the diffraction characteristics of an axicon by a computational experiment
I.G. Palchikova, S.V. Smirnov
Image Processing Systems Institute of RAS
Novosibirsk State University

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Pages: 104-110.

Full text of article: Russian language.

Abstract:
The article considers the influence of diffraction on the intensity distribution in the vicinity of the caustic of the near diffraction zone of a conical axicon. It is shown that the stationary phase method can be used only for its qualitative analysis.

Citation:
Palchikova IG, Smirnov SV. Study of the diffraction characteristics of an axicon by a computational experiment. Computer Optics 1998; 18: 104-110.

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