Title

Wave-Front Spacing In The Focal Region Of High-Numerical-Aperture Systems

Abstract

The wave-front spacing in the focal region of an aplanatic focusing system is investigated by use of the vector theory of electromagnetic diffraction for monochromatic, linearly polarized incident light. It is shown that, in systems of high numerical aperture, the wave-front spacing near the focus is significantly larger than the wavelength of the incident light and that the wave-front spacing changes significantly within a few wavelengths of the focus and can be less than a wavelength. © 2005 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

6-1-2005

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

30

Issue

11

Number of Pages

1312-1314

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.001312

Socpus ID

20444476086 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/20444476086

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