Generalized Coddington equations found via an operator method

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

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1691-1698

  Campbell, Charles E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; REFRACTION; WAVEFRONTS;

COMPLEX REFRACTING SURFACES; COMPLEX WAVEFRONTS; GENERALIZED CODDINGTON EQUATIONS; OPERATOR METHOD; REFRACTION OPERATORS; VERGENCE OPERATOR;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 33749593940     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.001691     Document Type: Article

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