Light scattering from a birefringent cylinder, spider silk, slimmer than the wavelength approaches dipole radiation

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

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1127-1131

  Tajima, Fumiaki ^a   Nishiyama, Yoshio ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIREFRINGENT CYLINDER; DIPOLE RADIATION; SPIDER SILK;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 20844459279     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.001127     Document Type: Article

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