Semiclassical theory to optical resonant modes of a transparent dielectric spheroidal cavity

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 2955-2961

  De Moraes, Pedro C G ^a   Guimarães, Luiz G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT SCATTERING; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANCE;

OPTICAL CAVITY; OPTICAL RESONANCE;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0037140602     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.002955     Document Type: Article

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