Kaleidoscope laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 524-529

  McDonald, G S ^a   Karman, G P ^a   New, G H C ^b   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

KALEIDOSCOPE LASERS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0034385980     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000524     Document Type: Review

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