Computer simulation of Fresnel diffraction from rectangular apertures and obstacles using the Fresnel integrals approach

In this paper, we describe a new computer simulation technique of generating Fresnel diffraction images from rectangular apertures of arbitrary dimensions by using Fresnel integrals instead of the more common fast Fourier transform methods. The simulation can be performed in almost any PC using the software MATLAB. Diffraction images can be generated for any wavelength of light and for any aperture–screen and aperture-source distances. Images for rectangular obstacles can also be simulated. Details of the algorithm and program are presented, as well as the interesting insights than can be gained from using the program. Finally, it is shown that the simulated images reduce to the simple Fraunhofer diffraction patterns for certain limiting situations.     

基于LabVIEW的光学现象模拟

以牛顿环干涉和夫琅禾费矩孔衍射实验为例介绍了在LabVIEW环境下实现光学现象模拟的具体方法和过程.表明基于LabVIEW软件可以方便的实现牛顿环干涉和矩孔衍射等光学现象的计算机模拟.     

夫琅禾费衍射的计算机仿真

提出了利用MATLAB软件并通过计算机仿真夫琅禾费衍射实验的两种方法：直接计算法和傅里叶变换法,前者适用于形状简单、能精确得到相应衍射强度公式的孔径的仿真;后者适用于获取复杂形状衍射屏的夫琅禾费衍射图样的仿真文中给出各种孔缝的衍射屏的仿真衍射实验结果事实表明,采用这种仿真方法可以得到任意形状衍射屏的夫琅禾费衍射图样和强度分布曲线。     

推导圆孔夫琅禾费衍射光强分布的一种简便方法

由一维单缝衍射的振幅分布公式简便推导求得了圆孔夫琅禾费衍射的振幅及光强分布,并利用Mathematica通用数学软件对光强分布进行亮度模拟,从而得到相应的计算机衍射模拟图像.     

The iterative Fresnel integrals method for Fresnel diffraction from tilted rectangular apertures: Theory and simulations

We applied the iterative Fresnel integrals method for the numerical computation of Fresnel diffraction patterns from rectangular apertures tilted at an arbitrary angle to the optical axis. Detailed theoretical formalism is developed and discussed, and then is applied for the numerical computation and simulation of the actual diffraction patterns for an arbitrary optical configuration. The generated intensity distributions (images) show distortion and stretching in the direction of the tilt, but not in the other orthogonal direction. Significant decrease of the intensity is also predicted and observed, the decrease being proportionate with the tilt angle. The simulated images qualitatively resemble those published in the literature. In addition to single-axis tilts, simultaneous rotations (tilts) of the aperture in two orthogonal coordinate axes were also briefly considered and simulated.     

基于快速傅里叶变换的衍射现象的数值仿真

根据夫琅禾费衍射与傅里叶变换的关系,通过构建数值遮光屏,并利用快速傅里叶变换,可以获得夫琅禾费衍射图样的二维仿真及其相对光强的三维分布图．利用Matlab实现了对单缝、圆孔及多缝的衍射现象的仿真．结果显示,该方法思路清晰,结果准确可靠,可作为教学中分析夫琅禾费衍射现象的另一种有效方法．     

Detecting the topological charge of vortex beams using an annular triangle aperture

The Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a vortex beam by an annular triangle aperture is analyzed theoretically and experimentally. It is found that the pattern of the far-field diffraction intensity distribution exhibits a triangular lattice array, which becomes much clearer with the increase of the ratio of the inner to the outer side of the annular triangle aperture. The number of spot points of any external side of the triangular lattice array minus one is just equal to the topological charge value of the measured optical vortex. For the vortex beam with negative topological charge, the triangular diffraction pattern after the annular triangle aperture will be rotated by 180° in relation to the case of the positive topological charge. Based on the above properties, we propose a simple and feasible method to determine the magnitude and sign of the topological charge of an optical vortex beam.     

Measuring the topological charge of vortex beams by using an annular ellipse aperture

We theoretically and experimentally investigate the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a vortex beam passing through an annular ellipse aperture. It is found that the pattern of the far-field diffraction intensity distribution exhibits some dark spots, which become clearer with increasing the value of the ellipticity factor of the annular ellipse aperture. The diffraction phenomenon is more obvious with increasing the value of the ratio of the inner long axis (or short axis) to the outer side of the annular ellipse aperture. The number of the dark spots in the Fraunhofer diffraction intensity distribution is just equal to the topological charge value of the measured optical vortex, and the centre of each dark spot is just a phase-singularity point. Based on this property, we can measure the topological charge of an optical vortex beam.     

圆孔衍射光强分布的数值计算

利用数值积分的方法,计算了由点光源经圆孔衍射形成的光强分布,分别得到夫琅禾费及菲涅耳衍射图样,宽定量分析了满足夫琅禾费衍射的条件。     

孔径光阑限制下高斯光束的传输

对高斯光束在硬边孔径限制下的衍射进行了详细的理论研究,就不同口径的圆孔限制下高斯光束在菲涅耳衍射区和夫琅禾费衍射区的分布进行了理论分析,从而得到了孔径受限高斯光束的横向以及轴向的衍射公式,进而对高斯光束在不同衍射区域内衍射光场分布形状随孔径尺寸变化时的演化规律进行了数值计算,并对小口径光阑受限的高斯光束的衍射与平行光经同尺寸光阑的衍射进行了比较。结果表明在较小口径下,两者的分布基本一致。得到的孔径光阑限制下高斯光束的传输规律为高斯光束在自由空间光通信和光学超分辨中的应用提供了理论基础。     

Fourier images of fractal objects

Fourier images corresponding to diffraction patterns in the Fraunhofer zone were obtained for a set of fractal objects by means of computer simulation with the use of net functions. The fractal dimensions of the objects being investigated were determined on the basis of the intensity distribution in the diffraction patterns.     

一种高性能太阳敏感器复合光学系统设计

以夫朗禾费衍射理论为基础,结合微透镜,设计了一种高性能的数字式太阳敏感器复合光学系统。分析了光学系统的组成,建立了光学系统的数学模型,设计了光学系统的焦距、孔径和微透镜参量,并进行了成像的数值仿真。仿真结果表明,与基于掩模的光学系统相比,这种新型的复合光学系统成像光斑能量分布集中,保证计算光斑中心位置的高精度,使敏感器具有大视场和高精度的特点。     

在课堂演示实验中引入光学异常透射现象

本文讨论了如何在大学物理单缝的夫琅禾费衍射课堂演示实验中引入当前光学领域研究前沿的一个重要物理现象-亚波长金属缝异常光学透射现象.基于数值模拟,比较了在夫琅禾费衍射实验条件下,纳米尺寸单缝的异常光学透射和微米尺度单缝衍射的特点,讨论并指出纳米单缝的异常透射特征是纳米尺度光与物质强相互作用的反映,而这种强相互作用在微米尺度单缝的夫琅禾费衍射中是不显著的.最后对用于课堂演示的衍射实验装置的设计进行了讨论.     

RGB三通道衍射望远镜光学成像系统设计

基于目前研究较热的大口径衍射望远镜技术，提出一种在可见光范围内进行成像的衍射望远镜光学系统方案。该方案解决了目前衍射望远镜存在的成像频谱范围较窄的问题，可以在可见光范围内获取彩色图像，设计方法是将衍射元件沿径向分为3个通道，分别对R、G、B三个颜色通道进行成像，每个通道的成像带宽为40 nm，通过控制系统参数使3个通道的像在像面处重合，获取彩色图像。设计了基于25 m口径衍射主镜的三通道望远镜光学系统，并对该系统进行建模仿真，仿真结果与设计理论相符。该方案可以增加成像的频谱范围，其像面光斑具有与单通道系统像面光斑近乎相同的主瓣宽度。     

Distinguishing between Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction by the Young's experiment

Theoretical considerations, simulations and experiments have been carried out to distinguish between Fresnel and the Fraunhofer diffraction regarding the formation of interference patterns by a conventional Young's double-pinhole arrangement with variable separation, which is illuminated by a coherent plane wave. We show that the optical path difference introduced by this setup fits the Fresnel's phase difference between the pinholes. Consequently, it is possible to determine the number of Fresnel zones subtended by a circle centered on one of the pinholes and with radius equals to the pinhole separation. Then, we propose a criterion for distinguishing between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction based on this number of Fresnel zones, which is applicable for diffracting apertures with any shape.     

Common-path interferometer with a tri-window

A common-path interferometer is proposed with a tri-window. It is built using a 4f optical system with Ronchi ruling as a spatial filter. The input rectangular aperture is formed by three windows; the central window supports a phase object, and the other two are used for reference beams. Using an appropriate grating period relative to input aperture size, an interferogram containing three patterns can be obtained in the output plane. The object phase can then be reconstructed from the three patterns using just one interferogram. The experiments are carried out to demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of the proposed scheme.     

Fraunhofer Diffraction Pattern by a Slit Aperture between a Knife Edge and a Metal Cylinder

The Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of an aperture formed between a knife edge and a smooth surface of a turned metal cylinder or half cylinder is different from the diffraction pattern of an ideal slit aperture. The diffraction pattern is simulated by adding the light reflected by the cylinder surface to the pattern formed by a slit, and is measured using a cylinder that has been partly cut away so that it can represent either a full or half cylinder. The theoretical and measured patterns agree well with each other.     

衍射条纹的图形显示

根据衍射光强相对分布 ,用计算机作图的方法显示了单缝和圆孔夫琅和费衍射条纹的图形。     

Diffraction equations for weak scattering reflective surface

In order to investigate the surface roughness dependence of speckle patterns, the complex-amplitude distribution of the speckle field should be obtained first. In previous studies, most investigators have treated this problem using the Fresnel or Fraunhofer diffraction equation. But for a weakly scattering reflective surface, when the observation plane is not parallel to the object plane, the Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction equations become inapplicable. Therefore, a reflective surface diffraction model (RSDM) is formed. When the difference between the RSDM and the transmission aperture diffraction model (TADM) is considered, then a general diffraction equation is presented. Considering the variations of the near-field approximation caused by coordinate system rotation, the near-field diffraction equation is derived. By introducing the far-field approximation, the far-field diffraction equation is obtained. The physical meanings of factors in the new equations are interpreted. Comparisons between the Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction equations and the newly derived ones show that the former are just the special cases of the latter. Finally, an application of these new diffraction equations is proposed.     

Fraunhofer diffraction of the plane wave by a multilevel (quantized) spiral phase plate

We obtain an analytical expression in the form of a finite sum of plane waves that describes the paraxial scalar Fraunhofer diffraction of a limited plane wave by a multilevel (quantized) spiral phase plate (SPP) bounded by a polygonal aperture. For several topological charges of the SPP we numerically obtain the minimal number of SPP sectors for which the RMS between the Fraunhofer diffraction patterns for multilevel and continuous SPP does not exceed 2%.