Localization of light in lossless inhomogeneous dielectrics

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

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1423-1435

  Figotin, Alexander ^a   Klein, Abel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ANDERSON LOCALIZATION; INHOMOGENEOUS DIELECTRIC MEDIA; LIGHT LOCALIZATION; MIDGAP DEFECT EIGENMODES;

OPTICS;

EID: 0032070790     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001423     Document Type: Article

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