Airy Pattern Formation

A'1
A'0
A'-1
m-1
m0
m1
ImagePlane
SphericalWavefront
Objective
SphericalWavefront
AngularAperture
θ
A
Point Source


A'1
A'0
A'-1
ImagePlane
Intensity
ImagePlane
Image Plane Wavelet Spread: A'0