Generation and characterization of spirally polarized fields

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Ramirez Sanchez V ^a   Piquero, G ^a   Santarsiero, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beam characterization; Polarization

Indexed keywords

BEAM CHARACTERIZATION; GLOBAL PARAMETERS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; TRANSVERSE PATTERNS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 70449345891     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/8/085708     Document Type: Article

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