Subwavelength-grating-induced wavefront aberrations: A case study

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4549-4554

  Crabtree, Karlton ^a   Chipman, Russell A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; COATINGS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LENSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

LENS SURFACE; POLARIZATION STATES; POLARIZED WAVEFRONTS;

WAVEFRONTS;

EID: 34548577393     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.004549     Document Type: Article

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