TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative study of planewave propagation in helicoidal bianisotropic mediums and isotropic chiral mediums
AU - Lakhtakia, Akhlesh
AU - Weiglhofer, Werner S.
PY - 2000/3/1
Y1 - 2000/3/1
N2 - Helicoidal bianisotropic mediums (HBMs) are periodically nonhomogeneous and possess structural chirality. We establish a variety of conditions concerning the equivalence of planewave propagation along the spirality axis of HBMs to propagation in isotropic chiral mediums (ICMs). These conditions illuminate the analogous roles of molecular chirality in ICMs and structural chirality in HBMs. In particular, structural chirality of even the simplest (i.e. dielectric) HBMs can be tailored to enhance optical activity in comparison to that of ICMs.
AB - Helicoidal bianisotropic mediums (HBMs) are periodically nonhomogeneous and possess structural chirality. We establish a variety of conditions concerning the equivalence of planewave propagation along the spirality axis of HBMs to propagation in isotropic chiral mediums (ICMs). These conditions illuminate the analogous roles of molecular chirality in ICMs and structural chirality in HBMs. In particular, structural chirality of even the simplest (i.e. dielectric) HBMs can be tailored to enhance optical activity in comparison to that of ICMs.
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U2 - 10.1088/1464-4258/2/2/306
DO - 10.1088/1464-4258/2/2/306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033891850
SN - 1464-4258
VL - 2
SP - 107
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
JF - Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
IS - 2
ER -