Accurate and efficient calculation of light propagation in one-dimensional inhomogeneous anisotropic media through extrapolation

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

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 236-242

  Lu, Zhao ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTRAPOLATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; POLYNOMIALS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; PROPAGATION MATRIX; SLAB PROPAGATOR;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 33846572869     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000236     Document Type: Article

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