Classification of dispersion equations for homogeneous, dielectric-magnetic, uniaxial materials

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

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 949-955

  Depine, Ricardo A ^a,b   Inchaussandague, Marina E ^a,b   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERMITTIVITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PLANE WAVE; UNIAXIAL MATERIAL;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 33744825420     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.000949     Document Type: Article

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