Vectorial structure of nonparaxial electromagnetic beams

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

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1678-1680

  Herrero, Rosario Martínez ^a   Mejías, Pedro M ^a   Bosch, Salvador ^b   Carnicer, Arturo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

NONPARAXIAL ELECTROMAGNETIC BEAMS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0006118407     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.001678     Document Type: Article

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