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Fractional Talbot Effect: Compact Description

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We present a compact description of the fractional Talbot effect, with the simplest expression for the Fresnel field of a grating, together with the simplest polar formulas for Talbot coefficients.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electrónica, Apdo. Postal 216, Puebla, 72000, México

    Victor Arrizón & G. Rojo-Velázquez

  2. University of Arkansas, 203 Engineering Hall, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA

    Juan G. Ibarra

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Arrizón, V., Rojo-Velázquez, G. & Ibarra, J.G. Fractional Talbot Effect: Compact Description. OPT REV 7, 129–131 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-000-0129-3

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