Refractive Index - Nonscalar, Nonlinear, or Nonhomogeneous Refraction

Nonscalar, Nonlinear, or Nonhomogeneous Refraction

So far, we have assumed that refraction is given by linear equations involving a spatially constant, scalar refractive index. These assumptions can break down in different ways, to be described in the following subsections.

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