Hi there,
optical aberrations can be expressed by Zernike polynomials Vmn(ρ,θ).
Now, for my simulations i am using software that takes 4 inputs for creating aberrations onto an optical flat: m,n,R,A
m,n are the Zernike orders which is perfectly clear.
For R,A the manual says:
R: the radius
A...
I use a simulation software which initializes an optical field and i instantly create the lens afterwards, so the optical field source and the lens are on top of each other. The software uses Fourier optics for the simulation. All i specify is the focal length, wave length and aperture size.
My...
Hi blue_leaf77,
thanks for your answer. The problem is, i don't have 2 spherical wave emitted by a point source. I have an extended light source with radial aperture transmitted through a positive lens, see picture original post. I still don't see how the center of the interference fringes...
Hello everyone,
i am simulating a Michelson interferometer, where one mirror is slightly tilted, see picture.. This results in circular arcs / hyperbolic cross-section fringes. The center of these fringes depends on the focal length i am using, see picture.
Is there an analytical expression for...