Abstract
An analytic solution is presented for the propagation of electromagnetic waves parallel to the helical axis of a continuously twisted biaxial dielectric medium. The two optical axes of this unidirectionally inhomogeneous medium lie in a plane normal to the helical axis and are separated by a constant phase shift. The 4×4 matrix method of optics is used. The obtained result generalizes the well known exact solution for the continuously twisted uniaxial dielectric medium and provides a further advance towards the understanding of the optical properties of cholesteric liquid crystals and other similar anisotropic materials.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 179-183 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Optik (Jena) |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Jun 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering