Generalized compensated bilayer structure from the transformation optics perspective

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Yan, Wei ^a   Yan, Min ^a   Qiu, Min ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; BI-LAYER STRUCTURE; EM FIELD; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTICAL IMAGING; SCALING FACTORS; SINGLE LAYER; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS;

EID: 73849084721     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000B39     Document Type: Article

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