Spatially inhomogeneous polarization in laser beam shaping

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6682, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bing, Hao ^a   Leger, James ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser beam shaping; Optical confinement and manipulation; Optical design; Polarization

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAM SHAPING; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT AND MANIPULATION;

OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; OPTICAL DESIGN; POLARIZATION;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 42149140207     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734207     Document Type: Conference Paper

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