Optical properties of a sphere in the vicinity of a plane surface

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

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1505-1514

  Fucile, E ^a   Denti, P ^b,c   Borghese, F ^b,c   Saija, R ^b,c   Sindoni, O I ^d  

^a Centro Siciliano per le Ricerche Atmosferiche e di Fisica dell'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d Chemical Research Development and Engineering Center   (United States)

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EID: 0004505744     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001505     Document Type: Article

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