Evanescent modes are virtual photons

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-195

  Stahlhofen, A A ^a   Nimtz, G ^a,b  

^a University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 33750300089     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: 12864854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2006-10271-9     Document Type: Article

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