Mutual coherence and conical pattern of sources optimally excited within multilayer optics

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

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3114-3124

  Amra, Claude ^a   Maure, Sophie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bulk inhomogeneity; Conical pattern; Defect induced absorption; Free space pattern; Guided modes; Light scattering; Microcavities; Multidielectric resonances; Multilayers; Mutual coherence; Optical power; Optimal excitation; Poynting flux; Roughness; Roughness coupling; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001499796     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.003114     Document Type: Article

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