Reflectivity properties of an abruptly ended asymmetrical slab waveguide for the case of transverse magnetic modes

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

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 162-172

  Latsas, G ^a   Manenkov, A B ^b   Tigelis, I G ^a   Sarri, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b KAPITZA INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MAGNETISM; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MAGNETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0033628044     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.000162     Document Type: Article

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