A simple bi-convex refractive laser beam shaper

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 945-950

  Zhang, S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHERICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LENSES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ASPHERIC LENS; NON-IDEAL FACTORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 34748850735     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/9/10/027     Document Type: Article

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