Understanding multilayers from a geometrical viewpoint

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

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 603-609

  Yonte, Teresa ^a   Monzón, Juan J ^a   Sánchez Soto, Luis L ^a   Cariñena, José F ^b   López Lacasta, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

LORENTZ GROUP;

OPTICAL MULTILAYERS;

EID: 0012252911     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.000603     Document Type: Article

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