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Focal Length Measuring Technique Using The Talbot Effect

J. Ojeda-castanedaJ.c. BarreiroPedro Andrés

subject

OpticsDistance measurementElectromagnetismbusiness.industryTalbot effectFocal lengthImage acquisitionImage processingSpatial frequencybusinessCollimated lightMathematics

description

The Talbot effect - or self-imaging phenomenon - is applied to the measurement of focal lengths. The technique only requires axial distances to be measured and is suitable for both converging and diverging thick lenses.

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937067