Geometry of the fringe field formed in the intersection of two Gaussian beams

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 30, 1996, Pages 5887-5895

  Miles, Paul C ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaussian beams; Interference fringes; Laser Doppler velocimetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001210015     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.005887     Document Type: Article

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