Metal-island-film polarizer

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2831-2841

  So, Daniel W C ^a,b   Seshadri, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Silvaco Data Systems Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0031522165     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002831     Document Type: Article

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