Pulsed-beam propagation in lossless dispersive media. I. Theory

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

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1268-1276

  Melamed, Timor ^a   Felsen, Leopold B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000173652     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001268     Document Type: Article

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