Fundamental limit for optical components

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Miller, David A B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SCATTERING; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; PERMITTIVITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; WAVELENGTH;

DIELECTRIC STACKS; METAMATERIALS; NANOMETALLICS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL STRUCTURES; SLOW-LIGHT STRUCTURES;

OPTICS;

EID: 36248932237     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.0000A1     Document Type: Article

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