Monte Carlo Simulations and Backscattering Enhancement of Random Metallic Rough Surfaces at Optical Frequencies

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 277-293

  Li, L ^a   Chan, C H ^a   Tsang, L ^a   Pak, K ^a   Phu, P ^a   Lou, S H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACES;

BACKSCATTERING ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENT WAVES; OPTICAL FREQUENCIES; RANDOM METALLIC ROUGH SURFACES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 0028383649     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939394X00876     Document Type: Article

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