Subwavelength focusing by a micro/nanofiber array

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1827-1833

  Wang, Xiao ^a   Fu, Jian ^a   Liu, Xu ^a   Tong, Li Min ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85010089344     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001827     Document Type: Article

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