Improved beam propagation method equations

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-21

  Nichelatti, Enrico ^a   Pozzi, Giulio ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 14944360597     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.000009     Document Type: Article

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