How do you determine g(x,y) from f(x,y) = 1 in Fourier Optics?

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The discussion focuses on determining the output complex amplitude g(x,y) in Fourier Optics when the input complex amplitude f(x,y) is set to 1. The integral provided for g(x,y) involves the transfer function H_0 and the Fourier transform of f(x,y), leading to the expression g(x,y) = H_0 ∫∫ F(v_x, v_y) exp(j π λ d (v_x² + v_y²)) exp(-j 2 π (v_x x + v_y y)) dv_x dv_y. The user initially struggled with the integration of the two exponential terms but ultimately resolved the issue independently.

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I'm trying to figure out the input/output relationship for Fourier Optics:

If we have a plane at z = 0 with the complex amplitude f(x,y) = U(x,y,0) and the complex amplitude at the output g(x,y) = U(x,y,d) at z = d.

My question is if f(x,y) = 1, how do I explicitly determine what g(x,y) is? My book gives the following integral (among others)

g(x,y) = H_0 \int_{-\inf}^{\inf} \int_{-\inf}^{\inf} F(v_x, v_y) exp( j \pi \lambda d (v_x^2 + v_y^2)) exp(-j2 \pi (v_x x + v_y y)) dv_x dv_y

I guess my main problem is that I'm not even sure what g(x,y) is supposed to look like, I know the Fourier transform of f(x,y) -> F(vx,vy) = delta(v_x) delta(v_y), but I'm not really sure what to do next. How do I integrate the two exponentials?

Does anyone have any textbook suggestions for this? Goodman doesn't seem to go in detail on this topic and I can't really find any other examples.

Thanks,
roeb
 
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I was able to solve the problem,

Thanks for looking

-roeb
 

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