Wigner-transform approach to paraxial light propagation in stratified media

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

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1103-1109

  Dragoman, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

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EID: 4143105918     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001103     Document Type: Article

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