An overview of coherence and polarization properties for multicomponent electromagnetic waves

Advances in Information Optics and Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages 171-188

  Luis, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

MULTICOMPONENTS; POLARIZATION PROPERTIES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION;

EID: 84928993925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1117/3.793309.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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