Uniformization of the axial intensity of diffraction axicons by polychromatic illumination

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1025-1031

  Jaroszewicz, Z ^a,b   Roman Dopazo J F ^a   Gomez Reino, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED OPTICS   (Poland)

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EID: 0001708453     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.001025     Document Type: Article

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