Phase-space measurement and coherence synthesis of optical beams

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 474-479

  Waller, Laura ^a   Situ, Guohai ^a   Fleischer, Jason W ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

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EID: 84863499191     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.144     Document Type: Article

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