Properties of induced polarization evanescent reflection with a solid immersion lens (SIL)

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1191-1204

  Chen, Tao ^a   Muster, Tom D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LENSES; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE; INDUCED POLARIZATION; SOLID IMMERSION LENS (SIL); WAVE COUPLING;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 33846855575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001191     Document Type: Article

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