Third-order theory of the Risley-prism-based beam steering system

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 679-686

  Li, Yajun ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER THEORY; PRISMS; RAY TRACING;

ANGULAR RANGE; BEAM-STEERING; GENERAL SOLUTIONS; LASER BEAM STEERING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DISTORTION; POWER SERIES; SCAN PATTERNS; THIRD-ORDER THEORY;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 79951970386     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.000679     Document Type: Article

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