On percolation and circular Bragg phenomenon in metallic, helicoidally periodic, sculptured thin films

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-244

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLIC FILMS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PERMITTIVITY; THIN FILMS;

THIN FILM HELICOIDAL BIANISOTROPIC MEDIA (TFHBM);

DIELECTRIC FILMS;

EID: 0033906290     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(20000220)24:4<239::AID-MOP10>3.0.CO;2-#     Document Type: Article

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