Effective-focal-length calculations and measurements for a radial diffraction grating

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

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2690-2694

  Koch, Jeffrey A ^a   Cui, Steven ^b   McNeill, Michael A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FANUC Berkeley Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 0345770518     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002690     Document Type: Article

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