Unfolding of higher-order wave dislocations

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

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1132-1138

  Nye, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001743295     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001132     Document Type: Article

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