Reciprocity constraints on the matrix of reflection from optically anisotropic surfaces

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

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2368-2372

  Bhandari, Rajendra ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; REFLECTION;

A-PLANE; ANISOTROPIC SURFACES; CHIRAL MEDIA; INTRINSIC PARAMETERS; MATRIX; NONMAGNETICS; POLARIZED LIGHT; RECIPROCITY THEOREM; REFLECTION MATRIX;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 70449713876     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.002368     Document Type: Article

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