Structured Microlens Arrays for Beam Shaping

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5175, Issue , 2003, Pages 109-120

  Sales, Tasso R M ^a  

^a RFC Photonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam shaping; Diffusers; Microlens; Screens

Indexed keywords

BEAM SHAPING; DIFFUSERS; INTENSITY CONTROL;

HOLOGRAPHY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL DEVICES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SCINTILLATION;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 2342481203     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.510321     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

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