Effective nonlinear optical properties of graded metal-dielectric composite films of anisotropic particles

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1640-1647

  Huang, Ji Ping ^a,b   Yu, Kin Wah ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

METAL DIELECTRIC COMPOSITE FILMS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 24144465707     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001640     Document Type: Article

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