Observation of Anderson localization of light in three dimensions

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

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Aegerter, Christof M ^a   Störzer, Martin ^a   Fiebig, Susanne ^a   Bührer, Wolfgang ^a   Maret, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ANDERSON LOCALIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; WAVENUMBER;

LIGHT;

EID: 36849005727     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000A23     Document Type: Article

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