Meanings
nouneigenray (plural eigenrays)
plural eigenrays
- engineeringA ray that has a specific destination
The presented theory captures not only eigenray dynamics but also the dynamics of continuous wave fields and rays with mixed polarization, or "entangled" waves.
2015, D. E. Ruiz, I. Y. Dodin, “First-principle variational formulation of polarization effects in geometrical optics”, in arXiv
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