Stepwise chirping of chiral sculptured thin films for Bragg bandwidth enhancement

Authors
Lakhtakia, A
Citation
A. Lakhtakia, Stepwise chirping of chiral sculptured thin films for Bragg bandwidth enhancement, MICROW OPT, 28(5), 2001, pp. 323-326
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
08952477 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
323 - 326
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-2477(20010305)28:5<323:SCOCST>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A stepwise chirping of the periodicity of a chiral sculptured film is shown to considerably enhance the bandwith of the Bragg regime, thereby extendin g the frequency range of operation as a circular-polarization filter. (C) 2 001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.