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anisotropic :
Refers to a medium with different properties in different directions in space.
bi-anisotropic :
Refers to a medium in which the fields D and B both depend on the two fields E and H. In natural environments, D depends only on E, and B only on H.
chirality (parameter of) :
Coefficient linking D to H and B to E (in chiral or bi-anisotropic media).
refractive index (of a medium): ratio between electromagnetic wave velocities in a vacuum and in the medium under consideration.
isotropic :
Refers to a medium with the same properties in all directions in space.
monochromatic (wave) :
A wave with a single frequency, as opposed to polychromatic...
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