Photonic crystals of chiral spheres

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

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 343-347

  Psarobas, I E ^a   Stefanou, N ^a   Modinos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 0012532215     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.000343     Document Type: Article

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