Self-focusing of optical beams

Topics in Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue , 2009, Pages 129-143

  Chiao, R Y ^a   Gustafson, T K ^b   Kelley, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 58149178936     PISSN: 03034216     EISSN: 14370859     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-34727-1_4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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