Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction of a Gaussian laser beam by fork-shaped gratings

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

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2659-2669

  Janicijevic, Ljiljana ^a   Topuzoski, Suzana ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; LASER BEAMS; VORTEX FLOW;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; FRAUNHOFER DIFFRACTION; FRESNEL DIFFRACTION; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; MODIFIED BESSEL FUNCTION; OPTICAL VORTEX BEAM; PHASE SINGULARITIES; TRANSMISSION FUNCTION;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 61349155613     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.002659     Document Type: Article

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