Nonparaxial fields with maximum joint spatial-directional localization. I. Scalar case

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 691-700

  Alonso, Miguel A ^a   Borghi, Riccardo ^b   Santarsiero, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICS;

MINIMUM UNCERTAINTY FIELDS; PARAXIAL OPTICS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 33645413208     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.000691     Document Type: Article

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