Parametric characterization of rotationally symmetric hard-edged diffracted beams

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

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-198

  Lü, Baida ^a   Luo, Shirong ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; EDGE DETECTION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CARTERSIAN COORDINATE SYSTEMS; CYLINDRICAL COORDINATE SYSTEMS; DIFFRACTED BEAMS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; TRUNCATION PARAMETERS;

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS;

EID: 0842311331     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.000193     Document Type: Article

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