First experimental demonstration of a Fresnel axicon

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7099, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gourley, Kevin ^a   Golub, Ilya ^a   Chebbi, Brahim ^a  

^a ALGONQUIN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Instrumentation; Measurements and metrology; Micro optics; Optical design and fabrication; Optical devices; Optical engineering

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COHERENT LIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICS; PHOTONICS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; TOMOGRAPHY;

AXICONS; BESSEL BEAMS; BULK ABSORPTION; DIFFRACTION FREE BEAMS; DIVERSE FIELDS; EFFICIENT METHODS; FRESNEL; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENTS AND METROLOGY; MICRO-OPTICS; NONDIFFRACTING; NOVEL DEVICES; OPTICAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION; OPTICAL ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL-; OPTICAL-COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SUPER RESOLUTIONS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 52249115815     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.807162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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