Rigorous electromagnetic analysis of a microcylindrical axilens with long focal depth and high transverse resolution

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

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1465-1470

  Dong, Bi Zhen ^a   Liu, Juan ^a   Gu, Ben Yuan ^a   Yang, Guo Zhen ^a   Wang, Jian ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LITHOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

MICROCYLINDRICAL AXILENS;

LENSES;

EID: 0005534306     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.001465     Document Type: Article

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