Observing angular deviations in the specular reflection of a light beam

Nature Photonics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 337-340

  Merano, M ^a   Aiello, A ^b   Van Exter, M P ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; ANGULAR DEVIATIONS; LAW OF REFLECTIONS; NANOMETRE RESOLUTION; POSITION DETECTOR; QUANTUM MATTER; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; SURFACE MICROSCOPY;

ACOUSTICS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MIRRORS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION;

EID: 67149106442     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.75     Document Type: Article

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