Theory of Dyakonov-Tamm waves at the planar interface of a sculptured nematic thin film and an isotropic dielectric material

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Agarwal, Kartiek ^a,b   Polo Jr , John A ^c   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyakonov wave; Optical sensing; Sculptured nematic thin film; Surface wave; Tamm state; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; ANGULAR DOMAIN; DISPERSION EQUATIONS; DYAKONOV WAVE; DYAKONOV-TAMM WAVE; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; INTERFACE PLANES; NONHOMOGENEITY; OPTICAL SENSING; PLANAR INTERFACE; SCULPTURED NEMATIC THIN FILM; TAMM STATE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; SURFACE WAVES; SURFACES; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES; WATER WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 67849090518     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/7/074003     Document Type: Article

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