Fully vectorial highly nonparaxial beam close to the waist

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

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3197-3202

  Chaumet, Patrick C ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ANGULAR SPECTRUM REPRESENTATION; GAUSSIAN WAVE; POLARIZED GAUSSIAN BEAM;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33845864240     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.003197     Document Type: Article

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