Abstract
Previous asymptotic expansions of the diffraction integral are valid for only certain regions in the observation plane. This paper gives a method for calculating semiuniform expansions that are valid in the intermediate regions. They are especially useful and simple for the near-axis field of a circularly symmetric aperture. The case for circularly symmetric ρ2ν aberrations is presented.
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