Rhodes, William T.William T.RhodesSheridan, John T.John T.SheridanHennelly, Bryan M.Bryan M.Hennelly2012-02-022012-02-022005 Optic2005-10-16http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3475Paper presented at Frontiers in Optics (FiO), Tucson, Arizona, October 16, 2005The number of samples required for efficient numerical simulation of wave propagation can be determined by a combination of Wigner phase-space techniques, wave energy confinement arguments, and a theorem relating energy confinement to accuracy.39993 bytes1072 bytesapplication/pdftext/plainenThis paper was published in Frontiers in Optics and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?uri=FiO-2005-FTuM4. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.HolographicOptical data processingDiffractionFourier opticsWigner distributionFourier transform opticsDiffractionConference Publicationhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/