Diffraction of gaussian and hermite - Gaussian beams by finite gratings

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

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 537-545

  Mata Mendez, O ^a   Chavez Rivas, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0038497524     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.000537     Document Type: Article

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