Comment on "The uncertainty principle applied to estimate focal spot dimensions" [Opt. Commun. 173 (2000) 51]

Authors
Sheppard, CJR Larkin, KG
Citation
Cjr. Sheppard et Kg. Larkin, Comment on "The uncertainty principle applied to estimate focal spot dimensions" [Opt. Commun. 173 (2000) 51], OPT COMMUN, 189(1-3), 2001, pp. 1-2
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
189
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1 - 2
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20010301)189:1-3<1:CO"UPA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Stelzer and Grill discuss prediction of resolution, based on application of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. We discuss different measures of width of the point spread function (PSF). In our opinion Stelzer and Grill's res ults should be interpreted in terms of central derivatives of the PSF, rath er than ill terms of the intensity variance as predicted by the uncertainty principle. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.