Reflection of light at structured chiral interfaces

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

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2431-2441

  Bedeaux, Dick ^a,b   Osipov, Mikhail A ^c   Vlieger, Jan ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL ROTATION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

NONCHIRAL MATERIALS; POLARIZATION STATE; STRUCTURED CHIRAL INTERFACES; SURFACE CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 10944223011     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.002431     Document Type: Article

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