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In this paper we discuss focusing of two-dimensional and three-dimensional scalar waves at low Fresnel numbers in the presence of cylindrical or spherical aberration. We show that a larger maximum axial intensity than in the aberration-free case can be obtained with a positive cylindrical or spherical aberration. Also, we give a physical explanation of this unexpected result.
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Jiang et al. (1997) studied this question.
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