A comparative study of planewave propagation in helicoidal bianisotropic mediums and isotropic chiral mediums

Authors
Lakhtakia, A Weiglhofer, WS
Citation
A. Lakhtakia et Ws. Weiglhofer, A comparative study of planewave propagation in helicoidal bianisotropic mediums and isotropic chiral mediums, J OPT A-P A, 2(2), 2000, pp. 107-111
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
14644258 → ACNP
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
107 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
1464-4258(200003)2:2<107:ACSOPP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Helicoidal bianisotropic mediums (HBMs) are periodically nonhomogeneous and possess structural chirality. We establish a variety of conditions concern ing the equivalence of planewave propagation along the spirality axis of HB Ms to propagation in isotropic chiral mediums (ICMs). These conditions illu minate the analogous roles of molecular chirality in ICMs and structural ch irality in HBMs. In particular, structural chirality of even the simplest ( i.e. dielectric) HBMs can be tailored to enhance optical activity in compar ison to that of ICMs.