Superposition of the diffraction fields of apertures: An experimental test

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 453, Issue 1964, 1997, Pages 1963-1974

  Nye, J F ^a   Liang, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008370969     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1997.0106     Document Type: Article

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