Effective medium theory of two-dimensional subwavelength gratings in the non-quasi-static limit

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

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1577-1585

  Kikuta, Hisao ^a   Ohira, Yasushi ^a   Kubo, Hayao ^a   Iwata, Koichi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

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EID: 0038125712     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001577     Document Type: Article

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