Motion of hot spots in smoothed beams

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

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1672-1681

  Videau, L ^a   Rouyer, C ^a   Garnier, J ^b   Migus, A ^c  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0001739086     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001672     Document Type: Article

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