In this laboratory we describe “what is the zone plate photography”, “history of zone plate photography”, “how to take zone plate photographs”, and so on. Detailed explanations are given in Appendices.
Laboratory of Zone Plate Photography: Contents
Outline of Zone Plate Photography
History of Zone Plate Photography
Principle of Zone Plate Photography
Rectilinearly Proceeding Light
Diffraction and Interference of Light
Zone Plate Patterns
Projection of an Object by Zone Plate
Focusing and Depth of Field (DoF)
Number of Zones and Depth of Field
Dependence of DoF on Wavelength
Taking a Zone Plate Photograph and Image Processing
Preparation of a Zone Plate
Soft and Sharp Photograph by Zone Plate
Background Light, Halo, and Haze
Clear Finish (1)
Clear Finish (2)
Zone Plate HDR Photography
Chromatic Aberration
Sub-Focus
Macro-Photography (1)
Macro-Photography (2)
Application of Zone Plate Photography
Astronomical Observation
Zone Plate Photography by Invisible Light
Diffractive Lens
Guiding and Gathering Electromagnetic Waves
Various Zone Plates
Phase-type Zone Plate
Photon Sieve
Orthogonal Linear Zone Plate
Slit Zone Plate
Fractal Zone Plate
Summary
Appendices
Appendix 1: Radius of a Zone
Appendix 2: Formula of Imaging
Appendix 3: Oblique Incidence
Appendix 4: Depth of Focus and Depth of Field
Appendix 5: Background Light
Appendix 6: Chromatic Aberration
Appendix 7: Sub-Focus
Appendix 8: Phase-type Zone Plate
Appendix 9: Fractal Zone Plate
Appendix 10: How to Make a Zone Plate Camera(1)__Zone Plate Pattern
Appendix 11: How to Make a Zone Plate Camera (2)__Exchangeable Zone Plate
References