Focusing of electromagnetic radiation by hyperboloidal and ellipsoidal lenses

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

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1658-1667

  Varga, Peter ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FOCUSING; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

ELECTRIC ENERGY DENSITY;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

EID: 0041571483     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001658     Document Type: Article

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