Vector diffraction and polarization effects in an optical disk system

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 29, 1998, Pages 6983-6988

  Yeh, Wei Hung ^a   Li, Lifeng ^a   Mansuripur, M ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 6744237111     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.006983     Document Type: Article

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