Comparisons of exact and paraxial intensities of electromagnetic waves focused into uniaxial crystals

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 709-719

  Jain, M ^a   Lotsberg, J K ^a   Stamnes, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biaxial crystals; Birefringence; Diffraction, focusing

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL CRYSTALS; PARAXIAL GEOMETRIES; UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LITHIUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33749536718     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/8/9/001     Document Type: Article

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