Evaluation of the focal distance of a lens by Talbotinterferometry.
A simple and precise technique, based on Talbot interferometry, of measuring the focal distance of a simple lens or a compound lens system is described. To establish the foundations of the technique, properties of selfimages in free space and of their images, when formed by a lens, are first examined and experimentally demonstrated.
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