Allowed and forbidden light in near-field optics. II. Interacting dipolar particles

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

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-113

  Novotny, Lukas ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0141506750     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.000105     Document Type: Article

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