Analysis of scattering by a linear chain of spherical inclusions in an optical fiber

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

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3054-3062

  Chremmos, Ioannis D ^a   Uzunoglu, Nikolaos K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GALERKIN METHODS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING;

LINEAR CHAIN; SPHERICAL DIELECTRIC INCLUSIONS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33845909064     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.003054     Document Type: Article

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