Perspective projections in the space-frequency plane are analyzed, and it i
s shown that under certain conditions they can he approximately modeled in
terms of the fractional Fourier transform, The region of validity of the ap
proximation is examined. Numerical examples are presented. (C) 2000 Optical
Society of America [S0740-3232(oo)00612-8] OCIS codes: 100.0100, 150.0150.