Electromagnetic Gaussian beams beyond the paraxial approximation

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1381-1386

  Sheppard, C J R ^a   Saghafi, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0000119449     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001381     Document Type: Article

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