Theory of electrically controlled exhibition of circular Bragg phenomenon by an obliquely excited structurally chiral material - Part 1: Axial dc electric field

Optik

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 253-268

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a   Reyes, Juan Adrian ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Circular Bragg phenomenon; Electro optics; Pockels effect; Structural chirality

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CHIRALITY; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CHIRAL MATERIALS; CIRCULAR BRAGG PHENOMENON; STRUCTURAL CHIRALITY;

BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 41349122417     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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