Director-based theory for the optics of sculptured thin films

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-61

  Lakhtakia, A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MINERALS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; VECTORS;

DIRECTOR BASED THEORY; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; SCULPTURED THIN FILMS; TRONA; ULEXITE;

OPTICS;

EID: 0031341211     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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