Light propagation and scattering in stratified media: A green’s tensor approach

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 854-861

  Paulus, Michael ^a,b   Martin, Oliver J F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; TENSORS;

PHOTONIC CIRCUITS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0001088396     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.000854     Document Type: Article

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