Generation and focusing of radially polarized electric fields

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3088-3089

  Wilson, T ^a   Massoumian, F ^a   Juskaitis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus; Microscopes; Polarization

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

ELECTRIC DIPOLES; OPTICAL FIELDS; POLARIZED ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 0347694731     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1618816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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