Transmission blazed-binary gratings for visible light operation: Performances and interferometric characterization

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Lee, M S L ^a   Pichon, P ^a   Sauvan, Ch ^a   Kodier, J C ^a   Lalanne, Ph ^a   Hutley, M ^a   Joyeux, D ^a   Chavel, P ^a   Cambril, E ^a   Chen, Y ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial media; Diffractive optics; Gratings

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTIFICIAL MEDIA;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0141534375     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/5/5/373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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