Polarization multiplexing of diffractive elements with metal-stripe grating pixels

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2177-2181

  Zeitner, Uwe D ^a   Schnabel, Bernd ^a   Kley, E Bernhard ^a   Wyrowski, Frank ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0009546404     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.002177     Document Type: Article

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