The generation of nondiffracting beams using inexpensive computer-generated holograms

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-42

  López Mariscal, Carlos ^a   Gutiérrez Vega, Julio C ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

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EID: 33846422745     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2359001     Document Type: Article

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