Abstract
Chiral media are necessarily dissipative. An approximate optical theorem is derived for extinction in a homogeneous chiral medium. This approximate optical theorem becomes exact when dissipation is ignored.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 35-39 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Optik (Jena) |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 1995 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering