Precise control of evanescent fields from a Gaussian beam for depth-resolved spectroscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3342-3348

  Fontaine, N H ^a   Furtak, T E ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0031325387     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.003342     Document Type: Article

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