Stokes-vector evolution in a weakly anisotropic inhomogeneous medium

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

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3388-3396

  Kravtsov, Yu A ^a,b   Bieg, B ^a   Bliokh, K Yu ^c,d,e  

^a MARITIME UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF RADIO ASTRONOMY   (Ukraine)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e Amcrys Ltd   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; VECTORS;

QUASI-ISOTROPIC APPROXIMATION; STOKES-VECTOR EVOLUTION; WEAKLY ANISOTROPIC INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM;

OPTICAL ANISOTROPY;

EID: 36949023531     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.003388     Document Type: Article

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