Concentric-circle-grating, surface-emitting laser beam propagation in complex optical systems

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3333-3340

  Tovar, Anthony A ^a   Clark, Glen H ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELECTRIC FIELDS; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BESSEL FUNCTION; GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; LASER AMPLIFIER; SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031361551     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.003333     Document Type: Article

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