Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by a phase-twist combination defect in a sculptured nematic thin film

Optics Communications

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 160-168

  Faryad, Muhammad ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyakonov Tamm waves; Phase defect; Sculptured nematic thin film; Twist defect

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF LOCALIZATION; DISPERSION EQUATIONS; DYAKONOV-TAMM WAVE; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PHASE DEFECTS; PHASE SPEED; SCULPTURED NEMATIC THIN FILM; SPATIAL PROFILES; TWIST DEFECTS;

THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

DEFECTS;

EID: 78649650715     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2010.08.042     Document Type: Article

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