Enhancement of optical activity of chiral sculptured thin films by suitable infiltration of void regions

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

doi:10.1078/0030-4026-00024

Enhancement of optical activity of chiral sculptured thin films by suitable infiltration of void regions

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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Using a local homogenization approach which treats a chiral sculptured thin film (STF) as a two-phase composite material, we show here that the infiltration of the void regions with a material of higher refractive index results in the enhancement of the optical activity. If chiral STFs of a high-index infiltrant cannot be directly fabricated for some practical reason, then the scheme described here may provide an alternate route.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	145-148
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optik (Jena)
Volume	112
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1078/0030-4026-00024
State	Published - 2001

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Enhancement of optical activity of chiral sculptured thin films by suitable infiltration of void regions

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