Forward and backward helicity scattering coefficients for systems with discrete rotational symmetry

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 29885-29893

  Fernandez Corbaton, Ivan ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD SCATTERING; FORWARD-AND-BACKWARD; HELICITY CONSERVATION; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; SCATTERING CO-EFFICIENT; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SYMMETRIC SYSTEMS; SYMMETRY AXIS;

LINEAR SYSTEMS; METAMATERIALS;

SCATTERING;

EID: 84890041698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.029885     Document Type: Article

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