Abstract
Two methods for oblique propagation in two dielectric examples of helicoidal bianisotropic mediums - chiral sculptured thin films and chiral smectic liquid crystals - are compared: (i) the series solution method, and (ii) the piecewise homogeneity approximation method. Both have to be numerically implemented, although only the former relies on an exact analytic solution of the frequency-domain Maxwell postulates. Convergence in the series solution method is investigated via calculations for a variety of planewave-illumination parameters and constitutive properties. Likewise, the maximum slice thickness for convergent results from the piecewise homogeneity approximation method is also studied. The computational efficiencies of both methods are compared.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-386 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 230 |
Issue number | 4-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering