Analysis of a closed-boundary axilens with long focal depth and high transverse resolution based on rigorous electromagnetic theory

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

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2030-2035

  Ye, Jia Sheng ^a,b   Dong, Bi Zhen ^b   Gu, Ben Yuan ^b   Yang, Guo Zhen ^b   Liu, Shu Tian ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FOCUSING; LENSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MICROOPTICS;

CLOSED-BOUNDARY AXILENS (CBA);

OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

EID: 0042573980     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.002030     Document Type: Article

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