Optimal apodizations for finite apertures

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

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1638-1640

  Carney, P S ^a   Gbur, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FINITE APERTURES; KURTOSIS PARAMETER;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0032620874     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001638     Document Type: Article

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