Creation of vortex lattices by a wavefront division

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 5196-5207

  Masajada, J ^a   Popiolek Masajada A ^a   Leniec, M ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; INTERFEROMETERS; RADIO INTERFERENCE;

OPAQUE SCREENS; OPTICAL VORTEX INTERFEROMETERS; SPHERICAL WAVES; VORTEX LATTICES;

WAVEFRONTS;

EID: 34247218630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.005196     Document Type: Article

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