Self-compensation of astigmatism in mode-cleaners for advanced interferometers

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 457-463

  Barriga, P ^a   Zhao, Chunnong ^a   Ju, Li ^a   Blair, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 33645505191     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/32/1/070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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