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    Area of Science:

    • Optical Engineering
    • Image Science
    • Computational Optics

    Background:

    • Traditional analysis of wavefront coding systems primarily uses the frequency domain.
    • A spatial domain analysis offers a complementary perspective for understanding system performance.
    • Understanding point spread function (PSF) characteristics is crucial for optical system design.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze wavefront coding imaging characteristics in the spatial domain.
    • To derive an approximate expression for the point spread function (PSF) with a cubic phase mask.
    • To investigate the PSF's behavior concerning aberrations like defocus, astigmatism, and coma.

    Main Methods:

    • Application of the stationary phase method for spatial domain analysis.
    • Derivation of an approximate PSF expression for a cubic phase mask system.
    • Validation of the derived expression using the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) approach.

    Main Results:

    • A novel approximate PSF expression was derived using the stationary phase method.
    • The derived expression shows good agreement with established FFT methods.
    • Detailed analysis of PSF boundaries, oscillations, and sensitivities to defocus, astigmatism, and coma was performed.

    Conclusions:

    • Spatial domain analysis using the stationary phase method provides valuable insights into wavefront coding systems.
    • The derived PSF expression accurately characterizes system performance in the presence of aberrations.
    • This approach enhances the understanding of optical aberrations' impact on imaging quality in coded systems.