Conformal transformation optics

Nature Photonics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-23

  Xu, Lin ^a   Chen, Huanyang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CONFORMAL TRANSFORMATION; DIELECTRIC MEDIA; PROPAGATION OF LIGHTS; SPACETIME; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS;

CONFORMAL MAPPING;

EID: 84927173795     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2014.307     Document Type: Review

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