Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the planar interface of an isotropic dielectric material and an electro-optic ambichiral Reusch pile

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 567-576

  Polo Jr , John A ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^b  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; PILES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE WAVES;

DC ELECTRIC FIELD; DYAKONOV-TAMM WAVE; ELECTRO-OPTICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURFACE WAVES; PLANAR INTERFACE; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; REUSCH PILE;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 79952240888     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.000567     Document Type: Article

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