Propagation of anisotropic Bessel–Gaussian beams: Sidelobe control, mode selection, and field depth

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 2709-2721

  Li, Yajun ^a   Gurevich, Vladimir ^a   Krichever, Mark ^a   Katz, Joseph ^a   Marom, Emanuel ^a  

^a Symbol Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BESSEL FUNCTIONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHASE SHIFT;

SIDELOBE CONTROL;

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0038163631     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.002709     Document Type: Article

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