Stream function for optical energy flow

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Berry, M V ^a   Dennis, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flux; interference; polarization; Poynting; rays

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLUXES; POLARIZATION; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

EVANESCENT WAVE; OPTICAL ENERGY FLOW; OPTICAL FIELD; OPTICAL VORTICES; POYNTING; POYNTING VECTORS; RAYS; STREAMFUNCTIONS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 79957825796     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/6/064004     Document Type: Article

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