Simulation of beam propagation in off-axis optical systems

Journal of Optics - Nouvelle Revue d'Optique

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 265-276

  Hello, Patrice ^a   Vinet, Jean Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

Author keywords

Off axis systems; Propagation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644422883     PISSN: 0150536X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0150-536X/27/6/005     Document Type: Article

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