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METHODE SOURCE PONCTUELLE COMPLEXE [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

The beam width and beam direction are determined by the amplitude and phase of the imaginary part of the source position. This is known as the complex source point method and it comes from optics.

OBS

Complex number: A number consisting of real and imaginary parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
OBS

source ponctuelle

OBS

nombre complexe : Ensemble de deux nombres x et y (...). x est la partie réelle de z et y sa partie imaginaire.

Spanish

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