Duality in optical theory of twisted birefringent media

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

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2545-2549

  Ainola, Leo ^a   Aben, Hillar ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

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EID: 0038799278     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002545     Document Type: Article

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