Non-linear Young's double-slit experiment

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2817-2824

  Roman, Julio San ^a   Ruiz, Camilo ^a   Perez, Jose Antonio ^a   Delgado, Diego ^a   Mendez, Cruz ^a   Plaja, Luis ^a   Roso, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICS; PHASE MODULATION; WAVE INTERFERENCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

INTERFERENCE PATTERNS; NON-LINEAR PROPAGATION; YOUNG'S DOUBLE-SLIT EXPERIMENT;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 33645520866     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.002817     Document Type: Article

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