Scattering by simple and nonsimple shapes by the combined method of ray tracing and diffraction: Application to circular cylinders

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1999-2010

  Chen, Bingquan ^a,b   Stamnes, Jakob J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 0001727933     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001999     Document Type: Article

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