Two-dimensional point spread matrix of layered metal-dielectric imaging elements

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

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-117

  Kotyński, Rafal ^a   Antosiewicz, Tomasz J ^b   Król, Karol ^a   Panajotov, Krassimir ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATRIX ALGEBRA; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; POLARIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

2D IMAGING; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; FLAT LENS; IMAGING ELEMENTS; INCIDENT LIGHT; INCIDENT POLARIZATION; MATRIX; NONDIFFRACTING; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; POLARIZATION STATE; POWER FLOWS; RADIAL SLIT; STATE OF POLARIZATION; SUPERLENSES;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 79751471998     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.28.000111     Document Type: Article

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