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The focus of light—linear polarization breaks the rotational symmetry of the focal spot

Ralf Dorn Zentrum für Moderne Optik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]
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Susanne Quabis Zentrum für Moderne Optik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]
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Gerd Leuchs Zentrum für Moderne Optik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]
Pages 1917-1926 | Received 11 Jul 2002, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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