Ray-optics analysis of inhomogeneous biaxially anisotropic media

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

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-329

  Sluijter, Maarten ^a   De Boer, Dick K G ^a   Urbach, H Paul ^b  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE INTERFACES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ANISOTROPIC LIQUIDS; ANISOTROPIC MEDIAS; APPLIED RESEARCHES; BIAXIAL NEMATIC PHASE; BULK MATERIALS; RAY-OPTICS; RAY-TRACING METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONS;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 60949099646     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.000317     Document Type: Article

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