Interference Patterns of Two Focused Gaussian Beams in an LDA Measuring Volume

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 395-407

  Li, Enbang ^a   Tieu, Kiet ^a   Mackenzie, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRINGE PATTERNS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY (LDA); MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASURING VOLUME;

ANEMOMETERS; FOCUSING; LASER BEAMS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

LIGHT INTERFERENCE;

EID: 0031189387     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(96)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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