Nonimaging Optics

Nonimaging Optics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-497

  Winston, Roland ^a   Miñano, Juan C ^b,c   Benítez, Pablo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Light Prescriptions Innovators Corporate   (United States)

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EID: 85147082007     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-759751-5.X5000-3     Document Type: Book

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