Covariant D and H fields for reflection from a magnetic anisotropic chiral medium

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Graham, EB
Raab, RE
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[1] Department of Physics, University of Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209
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10.1364/JOSAA.14.000131
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Difficulties have previously been noted in the use of the D and H fields in the Maxwell boundary conditions when these are applied to theories of reflection effects involving chiral media. avoided by adopting covariant forms of D and H. These are derived in the electric quadrupole-magnetic dipole approximation for a magnetic anisotropic chiral medium exposed to a plane monochromatic electromagnetic wave. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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