Image transfer from an exciting laser beam to a stimulated Raman beam: The role of the scattered wave phase in a Fourier optical setup

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2260-2267

  Vaudelle, F ^a   Gazengel, J ^a   Rivoire, G ^a  

^a Lab Proprietes Optiques Mat A   (France)

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EID: 0031478241     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002260     Document Type: Article

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