Reflection and refraction of an arbitrary electromagnetic wave at a plane interface separating an isotropic and a biaxial medium

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

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3119-3129

  Stamnes, Jakob J ^a   Sithambaranathan, Glen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; PERMITTIVITY;

ISOTROPIC MEDIUM;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 0038116330     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.003119     Document Type: Article

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