Diffraction theory of the impulse mirage effect

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 521-534

  Power, Joan F ^a   Schweitzer, M A ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c Centre for Cooperative Education   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffraction theory; Impulse mirage effect; Laser beam diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012552383     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601225     Document Type: Article

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