Singular Optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5259, Issue , 2003, Pages 66-74

  Masajada, Jan ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Caustic; Edge dislocation; Interferometry; Optical vortex; Phase singularity; Singular optics; Superresolution

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFEROMETRY; LENSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTONS;

EDGE DISLOCATION; OPTICAL VORTEX; PHASE SINGULARITY; SINGULAR OPTICS;

OPTICS;

EID: 1242307484     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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