Creation and annihilation of phase singularities in a focal field

Optics Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1503-1505

  Karman, G P ^a   Beijersbergen, M W ^a   Van Duijl, A ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 2542433697     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.22.001503     Document Type: Article

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