Diffraction-free propagation of subwavelength light beams in layered media

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1435-1445

  Miret, Juan J ^a   Zapata Rodríguez, Carlos J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; METAMATERIALS;

A-PLANE; BEAM AXIS; BEAM WIDTHS; BESSEL BEAM; FOURIER; FREE PROPAGATION; FREE SPACE PROPAGATION; IN-PHASE; ISOFREQUENCY CURVES; LAYERED MEDIA; LIGHT BEAM; LONG DISTANCES; METALLIC-DIELECTRIC PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; MULTI-LAYERED; NONDIFFRACTING BEAM; P-POLARIZED; PERIODIC MEDIA; PHASE MATCHING CONDITIONS; RADIATION MODE; SELF-COLLIMATION; SPATIAL FILTERINGS; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; WAVEFIELDS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 77955728249     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001435     Document Type: Article

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