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Table 1.

Fraunhofer propagation symmetry properties (Goodman 2005).

Pupil-plane electric field Focal-plane electric field
Epup = Acos(θ)+iAsin(θ) Efoc = a + ib


Term Term symmetry A, θ symmetry Term Term symmetry
Acos(θ) Even (Aeven, θeven), (Aeven, θodd) ib Even
Acos(θ) Odd (Aodd, θeven), (Aodd, θodd) a Odd
iAsin(θ) Even (Aeven, θeven), (Aodd, θodd) a Even
iAsin(θ) Odd (Aeven, θodd), (Aodd, θeven) ib Odd

Notes. These are the Fourier properties multiplied with a factor −i ().

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