Nonparaxial propagation of radially polarized light beams

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1228-1234

  Deng, Dongmei ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION;

FREE SPACE; LIGHT BEAMS; NONPARAXIAL PROPAGATION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 33745907232     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.001228     Document Type: Article

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