Counterposed phase velocity and energy-transport velocity vectors in a dielectric-magnetic uniaxial medium

Optik

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-30

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a   McCall, Martin W ^b  

^a The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Energy transport velocity; Phase velocity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PERMITTIVITY; VECTORS;

ENERGY TRANSPORT VELOCITY; PHASE VELOCITY; PLANE WAVES; UNIAXIAL MEDIUM;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 2942536145     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0030-4026-00316     Document Type: Article

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