Multiaxis laser eigenstates

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 946-960

  Brunel, M ^a   Le Floch, A ^a   Bretenaker, F ^a  

^a Campus de Beaulieu   (France)

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EID: 0041040735     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000946     Document Type: Article

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