Perturbational solution for propagation in periodically bent nematic liquid crystals and thin films

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 320-323

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a,b   Weiglhofer, Werner S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Liquid crystals; Propagation; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; THIN FILMS;

MAXWELL CURL POSTULATES; PERIODIC INHOMOGENEITY; PERIODICALLY BENT NEMATIC MEDIUM;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030125660     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19960420)11:6<320::aid-mop9>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. R. H. Wade and J. Silcox, "Columnar Structure in Thin Vacuum-Condensed Pd Films," Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 8, 1966, pp. 7-10.
2. T. Motohiro and Y. Taga, "Thin Film Retardation Plate by Oblique Deposition," Appl. Opt., Vol. 28, 1989, pp. 2466-2488.
3. A. Lakhtakia and R. Messier, "Reflection at the Motohio-Taga Interface of Two Anisotropic Materials with Columnar Microstructures," Opt. Eng., Vol. 33, 1994, pp. 2529-2534.
4. K. Robbie, L. J. Friedrich, S. K. Dew, T. Smy, T. and M. J. Brett, "Fabrication of Thin Films with Highly Porous Microstructures," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, Vol. 13, 1995, pp. 1032-1035.
5. R. B. Meyer, "Piezoelectric Effects in Liquid Crystals," Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 22, 1969, pp. 918-921.
6. H. L. Ong and R. B. Meyer, "Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in a Periodically Bent Nematic Liquid Crystal," J. Opt. Soc. Am., Vol. 73, 1983, pp. 167-176.
7. W. Magnus and S. Winkler, Hill's Equation, Wiley, New York, 1966, Sect. 7.2.
8. S. Mori, H. Teraguchi, J. Yamakita, and K. Rokushima, "Analysis of Wave Diffraction in a Periodically Bent Nematic Liquid Crystal," J. Opt. Soc. Am. Ser. A, Vol. 7, 1990, pp. 1562-1566.
9. N. W. McLachlan, "Computation of the Solutions of (1 + 2ε cos 2z)y″ + θy = 0; Frequency Modulation Functions," J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 48, 1947, pp. 723-731.
10. E. Cambi, "Trigonometric Components of a Frequency-Modulated Wave," Proc. IRE, Vol. 36, 1948, pp. 42-49.
11. V. A. Yakubovich and V. M. Starzhinskii, Linear Differential Equations with Periodic Coefficients, Wiley, Chichester, UK, 1988, Sect. IV-4.6.
12. A. Lakhtakia, "Cakes and Pastries, and Linear Optical Composite Materials Too," in A. Lakhtakia (Ed.), Selected Papers on Linear Optical Composite Materials SPIE Optical Engg. Press, Bellingham, WA, in press.