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Wavefront Diffraction

Wavefront Diffraction is a physical phenomenon in wave optics wherein the spatial configuration of a propagating wavefront is altered as it encounters an obstacle or aperture, leading to the bending and spreading of waves that deviates from rectilinear propagation due to the interference of secondary wavelets emanating from different points across the diffracted wavefront.

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197

Wavefront modulation and subwavelength diffractive acoustics with an acoustic metasurface

Yangbo Xie, Wenqi Wang, Huanyang Chen et al. · Nature Communications · 2014 · 912 citations · Full text

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Wavefront Reconstruction with Diffused Illumination and Three-Dimensional Objects*

Emmett N. Leith, Juris Upatnieks · Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1964 · 769 citations

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The Kinoform: A New Wavefront Reconstruction Device

L. B. Lesem, P. Hirsch, J. A. Jordan · IBM Journal of Research and Development · 1969 · 592 citations

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Wavefront Reconstruction with Continuous-Tone Objects*

Emmett N. Leith, Juris Upatnieks · Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1963 · 529 citations

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Diffractals

Michael Berry · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 1979 · 342 citations

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Authors

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  1. JU
    Juris Upatnieks

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. EN
    Emmett N. Leith

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 1.4K citations

    3

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  3. ZG
    Zhishan Gao

    Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

    3 publications · 75 citations

    3

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  4. IP
    I. Pape

    Diamond Light Source, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. TI
    Tomoyoshi Ito

    Chiba University, Japan

    2 publications · 307 citations

    2

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Institutions

251

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    39 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    565 citations

  4. IBM (United States)

    Armonk, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    298 citations

  5. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    315 citations

  6. University of Stuttgart

    Stuttgart, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    104 citations

  7. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    397 citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    118 citations

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  1. Applied Optics

    15 publications · 810 citations

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  2. Optics Express

    16 publications · 518 citations

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  3. Optics Letters

    16 publications · 856 citations

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  4. Journal of the Optical Society of America

    JOSA · 10 publications · 1.7K citations

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