EDW: edge diffraction wave, edge dislocation wave, or whether tertio est datur? The bicentenary of Thomas Young's wave diffraction theory

Peter V. Polyanskii; Galina V. Bogatiryova

doi:10.1117/12.455178

5 February 2002 EDW: edge diffraction wave, edge dislocation wave, or whether tertio est datur? The bicentenary of Thomas Young's wave diffraction theory

Peter V. Polyanskii, Galina V. Bogatiryova

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Proceedings Volume 4607, Selected Papers from Fifth International Conference on Correlation Optics; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455178
Event: Fifth International Conference on Correlation Optics, 2001, Chernivsti, Ukraine

Abstract

A dramatic bicentenary history of the Thomas Young's wave interpretation of diffraction phenomena is briefly outlined. Both theoretical and experimental milestones substantiating the Young's diffraction paradigm are discussed. Vitality and topicality of the Young's views on the nature of diffraction are argued. Relation of the Young's concept of diffraction phenomena with the novel decomposition of the solution of the diffraction problem in the spirit of 'singular optics' is considered.

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Peter V. Polyanskii and Galina V. Bogatiryova "EDW: edge diffraction wave, edge dislocation wave, or whether tertio est datur? The bicentenary of Thomas Young's wave diffraction theory", Proc. SPIE 4607, Selected Papers from Fifth International Conference on Correlation Optics, (5 February 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455178

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