Geometrical-optics code for computing the optical properties of large dielectric spheres

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4295-4306

  Zhou, Xiaobing ^a,b   Li, Shusun ^b   Stamnes, Knut ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROWAVES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIELECTRIC SPHERES;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0042733219     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.004295     Document Type: Article

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