Theory for a new full-vectorial beam-propagation method in anisotropic structures

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 3904-3910

  Castaldo, Francesca ^a   Abbate, Giancarlo ^a   Santamato, Enrico ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

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EID: 0037938730     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.003904     Document Type: Article

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