Dyakonov-Tamm waves localized to the planar interface of two chiral sculptured thin films

Jun Gao; Akhlesh Lakhtaki; Mingkai Lei

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Dyakonov-Tamm waves localized to the planar interface of two chiral sculptured thin films

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The Dyakonov-Tamm wave combines the features of the Dyakonov wave and the Tamm electronic state. Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the planar interface of two dissimilar chiral sculptured thin films (STFs) were systematically examined. The interfaces result from the chiral STFs being dissimilar in (a) orientation about the helical axis, (b) structural handedness, (c) structural period, (d) vapor incidence angle, (e) material, or (f) various combinations thereof. A boundary-value problem for the propagation of Dyakonov-Tamm waves was formulated and numerically solved. Up to three physical solutions were obtained for any specific combination of constitutive properties of the two chiral STFs. Each solution indicates the existence of a Dyakonov-Tamm wave. If more than one solutions exist, the corresponding Dyakonov-Tamm waves differ in phase speed and degree of localization to the interface.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Nanostructured Thin Films III
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860073
State	Published - 2010
Event	Nanostructured Thin Films III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 4 2010 → Aug 5 2010

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7766
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Nanostructured Thin Films III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	8/4/10 → 8/5/10

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Dyakonov-Tamm waves localized to the planar interface of two chiral sculptured thin films

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