Mueller matrices for waves reflected and transmitted through chiral materials: Waveguide modal solutions and applications

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1610-1619

  Bahar, Ezekiel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRALITY; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIZATION;

MUELLER MATRIX; WAVEGUIDE MODE;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 34548202613     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001610     Document Type: Article

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