Phase-singularities in 2D diffraction fields and interference microscopy

Optics Communications

Volumn 138, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 365-382

  Totzeck, M ^a   Tiziani, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

TOPOMETRY;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031162764     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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