Rigorous concept for the design of diffractive microlenses with high numerical apertures

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

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 901-906

  Schmitz, Martin ^a   Bryngdahl, Olof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0004719904     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.000901     Document Type: Article

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