Plane waves with negative phase velocity in isotropic chiral mediums

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-121

  Mackay, Tom G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isotropic chiral medium; Negative phase velocity; Negative refraction

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MICROWAVES; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ISOTROPIC CHIRAL MEDIUM; NEGATIVE PHASE VELOCITY; NEGATIVE REFRACTION; PLANE WAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 17444415722     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20742     Document Type: Article

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