Surface waves with simple exponential transverse decay at a biaxial bicrystalline interface

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

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 856-865

  Nelatury, Sudarshan R ^a   Polo Jr , John A ^b   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^c,d  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISPERSION (WAVES); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE WAVES; WAVE EQUATIONS;

BIAXIAL BICRYSTALLINE INTERFACE; BIAXIAL CRYSTALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC CONFIGURATIONS; EXPONENTIAL TRANSVERSE DECAY;

BICRYSTALS;

EID: 34047176440     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000856     Document Type: Article

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