Synoptic view of dyakonov-tamm waves localized to the planar interface of two chiral sculptured thin films

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gao, Jun ^a,b   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a   Lei, Mingkai ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

chiral sculptured thin film; Dyakonov Tamm wave; localization; phase speed; surface wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; SURFACE WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION; THIN FILMS;

CHIRAL SCULPTURED THIN FILMS; CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES; DEGREE OF LOCALIZATION; DYAKONOV-TAMM WAVE; INCIDENCE ANGLES; LOCALIZATION; PHASE SPEED; STRUCTURAL HANDEDNESS; SURFACE-WAVE PROPAGATION;

THIN FILMS; PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 79551692757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3543814     Document Type: Review

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