Optical singularities and power flux in the near-field region of planar evanescent-field superlenses

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

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2865-2874

  Perez Molina, Manuel ^a   Carretero, L ^a   Acebal, P ^a   Blaya, S ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

AZIMUTHAL SYMMETRIES; FOCAL REGIONS; NEAR FIELD REGION; NEAR FIELDS; OPTICAL VORTICES; P-POLARIZED; PLANAR FIELDS; VORTEX LOCATIONS;

EVANESCENT FIELDS;

EID: 61349193275     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.002865     Document Type: Article

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