Modulation of retroreflection by controlled frustration of total internal reflection

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 5357-5361

  Coope, Robin J N ^a   Whitehead, Lorne A ^a   Kotlicki, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0036712004     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.005357     Document Type: Article

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