Electrically controlled reflection and transmission of obliquely incident light by structurally chiral materials

J. Adrian Reyes, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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Abstract

The solution of a boundary-value problem for the reflection and transmission of obliquely incident plane waves due to a slab of a structurally chiral material (SCM) displaying the Pockels effect with a over(4, ̄) 2 m point group symmetry indicates the enhancement of circular Bragg phenomenon by the application of a dc voltage. The enhancement suggests that thinner SCMs can be used as devices such as polarization-rejection filters if the Pockels effect is exploited, for both normally and obliquely incident light.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)565-573
Number of pages9
JournalOptics Communications
Volume266
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2006

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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