Microlenses with annular amplitude and phase masks

Journal of the European Optical Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Paeder, V ^a   Scharf, T ^a   Ruffieux, P ^a   Herzig, H P ^a   Voelkel, R ^b   Weible, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b SUSS MICROOPTICS SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Focal point shaping; Microlenses; Pupil filters

Indexed keywords

MICROLENSES; OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FOCAL POINTS; FOCAL REGIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTEGRAL IMAGING; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; PUPIL FILTERS; SHACK-HARTMANN WAVEFRONT SENSING;

MASKS;

EID: 84887139992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19902573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2007.07005     Document Type: Article

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