An essential difference between dielectric mirrors and chiral mirrors

Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Jian Xu

doi:10.1002/mop.21082

An essential difference between dielectric mirrors and chiral mirrors

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Jian Xu

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The boundary conditions on the exposed face of a dielectric mirror are shown to be effectively the same as those for perfect electric conductors, whereas the boundary conditions on the exposed face of a chiral mirror are very different from those for either perfect electric conductors or perfect magnetic conductors. Cavities between two chiral mirrors have a relatively uniform field distribution, which is significant for spectral-hole filters and coherent light generation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	63-64
Number of pages	2
Journal	Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.21082
State	Published - Oct 5 2005

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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