Plane-wave scattering from a nonchiral object in a chiral environment: Comment

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

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 276-277

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

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EID: 85010168227     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.000276     Document Type: Article

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