Light scattering and absorption by a radially inhomogeneous sphere: Application of a hybrid numerical method

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 620-626

  Choi, Moon Kyu ^a   Brock, James R ^b  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 3843125095     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000620     Document Type: Article

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