Plane-wave scattering from a nonchiral object in a chiral environment

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

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-90

  Silverman, M P ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0002763223     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.000079     Document Type: Article

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