Propagation of partially coherent flat-topped beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis

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

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 924-930

  Liu, Dajun ^a   Zhou, Zhongxiang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FLAT-TOPPED BEAMS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OPTICAL AXIS; PARTIALLY COHERENT; PROPAGATION PROPERTIES; UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 65249093647     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.000924     Document Type: Article

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