Comparison of two methods for oblique propagation in helicoidal bianisotropic mediums

John A. Polo, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)369-386
Number of pages18
JournalOptics Communications
Volume230
Issue number4-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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