Dilute random distribution of small chiral spheres

Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Vijay K. Varadan; Vasundara V. Varadan

doi:10.1364/AO.29.003627

Dilute random distribution of small chiral spheres

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Vijay K. Varadan, Vasundara V. Varadan

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The problem solved here consists of estimating the effective-medium properties of a chiral composite made of a dilute concentration of small noninteracting chiral spheres, randomly suspended in free space. Volume integral equations, to determine the scattering characteristics of an inhomogeneous chiral scatterer, are obtained. These equations are used to derive the general electromagnetic polarizability matrix of a small, homogeneous, chiral sphere embedded in free space. Finally, from the polarizability matrix, several conclusions regarding the effective properties of the chiral composite are obtained.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3627-3632
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied optics
Volume	29
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.29.003627
State	Published - Sep 1990

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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