Frustrated total internal reflection of laser eigenstates

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1559-1568

  Balcou, Ph ^a,b   Dutriaux, L ^a   Bretenaker, F ^a   Le Floch, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Lycée Joliot Curie   (France)

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EID: 0030505490     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.001559     Document Type: Article

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