Electromagnetic propagation of Bessel-like localized waves in the presence of absorbing media

Optics Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4668-4671

  Mugnai, D ^a   Spalla, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; ABSORBING MEDIA; BESSEL BEAM; BURIED OBJECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; LOCALIZED WAVES; NON-METALLIC; PARAMETER VALUES; REFLECTED FIELDS; SCALAR APPROXIMATION;

CEMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 70350508196     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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