Susceptibility to and correction of azimuthal aberrations in singular light beams

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 10377-10385

  Boruah, B R ^a   Neil, M A A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

AZIMUTHAL OPTICAL ABERRATIONS; CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; SINGULAR LIGHT BEAMS;

ABERRATIONS;

EID: 33750711037     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010377     Document Type: Article

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