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Fourier transforms of fractional order and their optical interpretation

Haldun M. Ozaktas, +1 more
- 15 Aug 1993 - 
- Vol. 101, Iss: 3, pp 163-169
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In this article, Fourier transforms of fractional order a are defined in a manner such that the common Fourier transform is a special case with order a = 1 and an optical interpretation is provided in terms of quadratic graded index media and discussed from both wave and ray viewpoints.
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This article is published in Optics Communications.The article was published on 1993-08-15 and is currently open access. It has received 279 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fractional Fourier transform & Sine and cosine transforms.

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Progress in optics

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The fractional fourier transform

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Introduction to Fourier Optics

Joseph W. Goodman, +1 more
- 01 Apr 1969 - 
TL;DR: The second edition of this respected text considerably expands the original and reflects the tremendous advances made in the discipline since 1968 as discussed by the authors, with a special emphasis on applications to diffraction, imaging, optical data processing, and holography.
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Introduction to Fourier optics

TL;DR: The second edition of this respected text considerably expands the original and reflects the tremendous advances made in the discipline since 1968 as discussed by the authors, with a special emphasis on applications to diffraction, imaging, optical data processing, and holography.
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The Fourier Transform and Its Applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a broad overview of Fourier Transform and its relation with the FFT and the Hartley Transform, as well as the Laplace Transform and the Laplacian Transform.
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Progress in optics

TL;DR: The last volume of the Progress in Optics series as discussed by the authors contains seven chapters on widely diverging topics, written by well-known authorities in their fields, including laser selective photophysics and photochemistry, laser phase profile generation, laser beamforming, and laser laser light emission from high-current surface spark discharges.
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In this paper, the authors define fractional Fourier transformations for non-integer orders of a function.