Ray interpretation of multipole fields in spherical dielectric cavities

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

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2879-2891

  Roll, Günther ^a   Kaiser, Thomas ^a   Lange, Stefan ^a   Schweiger, Gustav ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FUNCTIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RESONANCE;

LEGENDRE FUNCTIONS; MULTIPOLE EXPANSION; RAY CONGRUENCES; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC MODE;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0032209608     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.002879     Document Type: Article

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