Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture

Daly, Charles J.; Rao, Navalgund Anant Hemant Kumar

ISBN 10: 0792378105 / ISBN 13: 9780792378105

Editore: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000

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Scalar diffraction from a circular aperture is a problem that arises in several disciplines, such as optics, acoustics, electromagnetics, and ultrasonics. This book emphasizes ultrasonic diffraction and the results may be applied to the many practical problems involving scalar diffraction from a circular aperture. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000. . 2000. 2000th Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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• Titolo: Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture
• Editore: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0792378105
• ISBN 13: 9780792378105
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Scalar diffraction from a circular aperture is a ubiquitous problem that arises in a variety of disciplines, such as optics (lenses), acoustics (speakers), electromagnetics (dish antennas), and ultrasonics (piston transducers). The problem endures despite centuries of research because each new generation of researchers rediscovers it and adds some novel insight or new result to the existing literature. Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture promises a few new results and several novel insights, particularly with regard to spatial averaging. Although the text emphasizes ultrasonic diffraction, the results and insights developed are general and may be applied to the many practical problems involving scalar diffraction from a circular aperture.
Included are novel insights on mirror-image diffraction, autoconvolution diffraction, and coherent and incoherent averaging. Examples from ultrasonic imaging, a coherent imaging modality, are used to develop a fairly general theory that connects over a century of research on scalar diffraction from a circular aperture. The material is based on a synthesis of mathematics, physical optics, linear systems theory, and scalar diffraction theory. Thus, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and students working in optics, acoustics, antenna design, biomedical engineering, non-destructive testing, and astronomy will find Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture interesting, provocative, and useful.

Contenuti

List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 2. Literature Review. 3. Two Diffraction Formulations. 4. Spatially Averaged One-Way Diffraction. 5. Spatially Averaged Two-Way Diffraction. 6. Experimental Investigation. 7. Analytical Investigation. 8. Recommendations for Further Research.