Evanescent-wave scattering by electrophoretic microparticles: A mechanism for optical switching

Applied Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 1995, Pages 3777-3785

  Remillard, J T ^a   Ginder, J M ^a   Weber, W H ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; GLASS; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; EXTRACT INFORMATIONS; OXIDE COATED GLASS; PARTICLE DENSITIES; PARTICLE MOBILITY; THEORETICAL MODELING; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 0000750144     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.34.003777     Document Type: Article

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