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(Created page with "Notes on diffraction for holograms ==Theory== ===Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction theory=== ==Approximations== ===Fresnel diffraction=== {{main | Wikipedia: Fresnel diffraction}} Fresnel diffraction can be used for intermediate distances. ===Fraunhofer diffraction=== {{main | Wikipedia: Fraunhofer diffraction}} Fraunhofer diffraction is used for far-field holograms. ==Resources== * Digital holography and wavefront sensing by Ulf Schnars, Claas Falldorf, John Watson, a...")
 
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{{main | Wikipedia: Fresnel diffraction}}
{{main | Wikipedia: Fresnel diffraction}}
Fresnel diffraction can be used for intermediate distances.
Fresnel diffraction can be used for intermediate distances.
The Fresnel approximation is:
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E(x,y,z) = \frac{e^{ikz}}{i \lambda z} \int \int E(x', y', 0) e^{\frac{ik}{2z} \left[ (x - x')^2 + (y - y')^2 \right]} dx' dy'
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where
* <math>k=2 \pi / \lambda</math>
Expanding out terms, we get:
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\begin{align}
E(x,y,z) &= \frac{e^{ikz}}{i \lambda z} \int \int E(x', y', 0) e^{\frac{ik}{2z} \left[ (x - x')^2 + (y - y')^2 \right]} dx' dy'\\
&= \frac{e^{ikz}}{i \lambda z} \int \int E(x', y', 0) e^{\frac{i\pi}{\lambda z} \left[ x^2 - 2x x' + x'^2 + y^2 - 2yy' + y'^2 \right]} dx' dy'\\
&= \frac{e^{ikz}}{i \lambda z} e^{\frac{-i\pi}{\lambda z} \left[ x'^2+ y'^2 \right]} \int \int E(x', y', 0) e^{\frac{i\pi}{\lambda z} \left[ x^2 + y^2 \right] } e^{\frac{-i2\pi}{\lambda z} \left[ x x' + yy' \right]} dx' dy' \\
&= \frac{e^{ikz}}{i \lambda z} e^{\frac{-i\pi}{\lambda z} \left[ x'^2+ y'^2 \right]} \mathcal{F} \left\{ E(x', y', 0) e^{\frac{i\pi}{\lambda z} \left[ x^2 + y^2 \right] } \right\}_{p=\frac{x}{\lambda z}, q=\frac{y}{\lambda z}}
\end{align}
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===Fraunhofer diffraction===
===Fraunhofer diffraction===