Left/right asymmetry in reflection and transmission by a planar anisotropic dielectric slab with topologically insulating surface states

Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Tom G. Mackay

doi:10.1117/1.JNP.10.020501

Left/right asymmetry in reflection and transmission by a planar anisotropic dielectric slab with topologically insulating surface states

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Tom G. Mackay

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

The reflection and transmission of plane waves by a homogeneous anisotropic dielectric slab-as represented by a columnar thin film-with topologically insulating surface states was theoretically investigated. Copolarized and cross-polarized reflectances and transmittances were calculated by solving the associated boundary-value problem. Numerical calculations revealed that all four reflectances and all four transmittances were asymmetric with respect to reversal of projection of the propagation direction of the incident plane wave on the illuminated surface of the slab. This left/right reflection and transmission asymmetry arises due to the combined effects of the slab's anisotropy and surface states.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	020501
Journal	Journal of Nanophotonics
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.10.020501
State	Published - Apr 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

Access to Document

10.1117/1.JNP.10.020501

Cite this

@article{e70a61acbb3347fb89f2cb583664e3f7,

title = "Left/right asymmetry in reflection and transmission by a planar anisotropic dielectric slab with topologically insulating surface states",

abstract = "The reflection and transmission of plane waves by a homogeneous anisotropic dielectric slab-as represented by a columnar thin film-with topologically insulating surface states was theoretically investigated. Copolarized and cross-polarized reflectances and transmittances were calculated by solving the associated boundary-value problem. Numerical calculations revealed that all four reflectances and all four transmittances were asymmetric with respect to reversal of projection of the propagation direction of the incident plane wave on the illuminated surface of the slab. This left/right reflection and transmission asymmetry arises due to the combined effects of the slab's anisotropy and surface states.",

author = "Akhlesh Lakhtakia and Mackay, {Tom G.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the original publication, including its DOI.",

year = "2016",

month = apr,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1117/1.JNP.10.020501",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "10",

journal = "Journal of Nanophotonics",

issn = "1934-2608",

publisher = "SPIE",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Left/right asymmetry in reflection and transmission by a planar anisotropic dielectric slab with topologically insulating surface states

AU - Lakhtakia, Akhlesh

AU - Mackay, Tom G.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the original publication, including its DOI.

PY - 2016/4/1

Y1 - 2016/4/1

N2 - The reflection and transmission of plane waves by a homogeneous anisotropic dielectric slab-as represented by a columnar thin film-with topologically insulating surface states was theoretically investigated. Copolarized and cross-polarized reflectances and transmittances were calculated by solving the associated boundary-value problem. Numerical calculations revealed that all four reflectances and all four transmittances were asymmetric with respect to reversal of projection of the propagation direction of the incident plane wave on the illuminated surface of the slab. This left/right reflection and transmission asymmetry arises due to the combined effects of the slab's anisotropy and surface states.

AB - The reflection and transmission of plane waves by a homogeneous anisotropic dielectric slab-as represented by a columnar thin film-with topologically insulating surface states was theoretically investigated. Copolarized and cross-polarized reflectances and transmittances were calculated by solving the associated boundary-value problem. Numerical calculations revealed that all four reflectances and all four transmittances were asymmetric with respect to reversal of projection of the propagation direction of the incident plane wave on the illuminated surface of the slab. This left/right reflection and transmission asymmetry arises due to the combined effects of the slab's anisotropy and surface states.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84976634514&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84976634514&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1117/1.JNP.10.020501

DO - 10.1117/1.JNP.10.020501

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84976634514

SN - 1934-2608

VL - 10

JO - Journal of Nanophotonics

JF - Journal of Nanophotonics

IS - 2

M1 - 020501

ER -

Left/right asymmetry in reflection and transmission by a planar anisotropic dielectric slab with topologically insulating surface states

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this