Negative refraction in a uniaxial absorbent dielectric material

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1381-1390

  Jen, Yi Jun ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^b   Yu, Ching Wei ^a   Lin, Chin Te ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC DIELECTRICS; DIELECTRIC MEDIUM; ELECTROMAGNETICS; ENERGY FLUX DENSITY; INTERFACE PLANES; NEGATIVE REFRACTIONS; OPTIC AXIS; TIME-AVERAGED POYNTING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

LIGHT REFRACTION; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE VELOCITY; REFRACTION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 71849087141     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/30/6/016     Document Type: Article

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