Frequency spectrum of focused broadband pulses of electromagnetic radiation generated by polarization currents with superluminally rotating distribution patterns

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

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2137-2155

  Ardavan, Houshang ^a   Ardavan, Arzhang ^b   Singleton, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FREQUENCIES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; WAVEFRONTS;

FREQUENCY SPECTRUM;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0242334660     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.002137     Document Type: Article

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