Diffraction-induced near-field optical images in mesoscale air-dielectric structures

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1503-1507

  Wei, Pei Kuen ^a   Chou, Hsieh Li ^a   Chang, Wei Lun ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL IMAGES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0042810960     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001503     Document Type: Article

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