Beam propagation constants for a radial laser array

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1045-1048

  Strohschein, James D ^a   Seguin, Herb J J ^a   Capjack, Clarence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 85010089383     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001045     Document Type: Article

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