Asymmetric point-spread functions for slanted wavefront recording planes

Abstract

Spherical waves emanating from a point are usually modeled in wavefront recording planes perpendicular to their direction of propagation, leading to a symmetric wavefield, typically referred to as a point spread function (PSF). But when the wavefront recording plane is tilted with respect to the hologram plane, this wavefield becomes asymmetric and is typically obtained by the rotation of the frequency domain. This work aims to derive the asymmetric PSF (aPSF) analytically directly in the spatial domain, allowing for the accurate and efficient use of tilted wavefront recording planes in computer-generated holography.