Influence of birefringence-induced bifocusing on optical beams

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1228-1235

  Moshe, Inon ^a   Jackel, Steven ^a  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; BIREFRINGENCE; FOCUSING; LENSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); WAVEFRONTS;

BIFOCUSING ABERRATION; OPTICAL BEAMS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 21244461246     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001228     Document Type: Article

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