Airy pattern reorganization and subwavelength structure in a focus

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

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 884-899

  Karman, G P ^a   Beijersbergen, M W ^a   van Duijl, A ^a   Bouwmeester, D ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001413679     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.000884     Document Type: Article

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