Localization of light in a lamellar structure with left-handed medium: The Light Wheel

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 14961-14966

  Tichit, P H ^a   Moreau, A ^a   Granet, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; ROTATION;

EVANESCENT COUPLING; EXOTIC MODES; LEFT HANDED WAVEGUIDES;

LIGHT;

EID: 36248971715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.014961     Document Type: Article

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