Exact description of free electromagnetic wave fields in terms of rays

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 3128-3135

  Alonso, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MONOCHROMATORS; VECTORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY; ENERGY DENSITY; POYNTING VECTORS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 2942753903     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.003128     Document Type: Article

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