Spectral and polarization characteristics of the nonspherically decaying 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 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 858-872

  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 FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FREQUENCIES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LIGHT SOURCES;

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; EXPERIMENTAL MACHINES; POLARIZATION CURRENTS; TRAVELING WAVE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION;

EID: 2342462891     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.000858     Document Type: Article

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