Space-bandwidth product of conventional Fourier transforming systems
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1993-12-15
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Optics communications
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0030-4018
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Elsevier
Volume
104
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1 - 3
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29 - 31
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English
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It is shown that the space-bandwidth product of conventional "2f" Fourier transforming configurations can be increased without bound by increasing the diameter D and focal length fof the lens simultaneously to Docf 3/4. This results in spacebandwidth product growth ocf ~/2 and accompanying system linear extent growth ocf ~/4. These are derived by considering the validity of the Fresnel approximation, the thin lens approximation, and the effects of aberrations.