The optical activity of an artificial non-magnetic uniaxial chiral crystal at microwave frequencies

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 539-561

  Theron, Isak Petrus ^a   Hendrik, Johannes ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSORS;

ARTIFICIAL NONMAGNETIC UNIAXIAL CHIRAL CRYSTALS; CIRCULAR BIREFRINGENCE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029724598     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939396X01125     Document Type: Article

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