Finite-element model for three-dimensional optical scattering problems

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

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 866-881

  Wei, Xiuhong ^a   Wachters, Arthur J H ^b   Urbach, H Paul ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL RECORDING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL RECORDING; OPTICAL SCATTERING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TIME-HARMONIC MAXWELL EQUATION;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 34047162425     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000866     Document Type: Article

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