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4 - Optical beams and focusing

from Part I - Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2015

Philip H. Jones ,
Onofrio M. Maragò  and
Giovanni Volpe
Philip H. Jones
Affiliation:
University College London
Onofrio M. Maragò
Affiliation:
Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-IPCF), Italy
Giovanni Volpe
Affiliation:
Bilkent University, Ankara
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Optical Tweezers
Principles and Applications
 , pp. 76 - 105
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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