Further results on light propagation in helicoidal bianisotropic mediums: Oblique propagation

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 453, Issue 1956, 1997, Pages 93-105

  Lakutakia, Akhlesh ^a   Weiglhofer, Werner S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

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EID: 33746684439     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1997.0006     Document Type: Article

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