Numerical calculation of a converging vector electromagnetic wave diffracted by an aperture by using Borgnis potentials. I. General theory

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

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 872-877

  Wang, Xueen ^a,b   Fan, Zhaozhong ^a   Tang, Tiantong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; VECTOR QUANTIZATION;

BORGNIS POTENTIALS; VECTOR ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33744823515     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.000872     Document Type: Article

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