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Title: Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the interface between two structurally chiral materials that differ only in handedness

Abstract

The boundary-value problem of the propagation of Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the planar interface between two structurally chiral materials that are identical except for structural handedness was formulated and numerically solved. Detailed analysis showed that either two or three different Dyakonov-Tamm waves can propagate. These waves have different phase speeds and degrees of localization to the interface with a sudden handedness change. The most localized Dyakonov-Tamm waves are essentially confined to within a small number of structural periods of the interface on either side.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. NanoMM-Nanoengineered Metamaterials Group, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)
  2. Surface Engineering Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21388796
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 81; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.013801; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; Journal ID: ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS; CHIRALITY; INTERFACES; MATERIALS; VELOCITY; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

Citation Formats

Jun, Gao, Surface Engineering Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Lakhtakia, Akhlesh, and Mingkai, Lei. Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the interface between two structurally chiral materials that differ only in handedness. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.013801.
Jun, Gao, Surface Engineering Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Lakhtakia, Akhlesh, & Mingkai, Lei. Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the interface between two structurally chiral materials that differ only in handedness. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.013801
Jun, Gao, Surface Engineering Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Lakhtakia, Akhlesh, and Mingkai, Lei. 2010. "Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the interface between two structurally chiral materials that differ only in handedness". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.013801.
@article{osti_21388796,
title = {Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the interface between two structurally chiral materials that differ only in handedness},
author = {Jun, Gao and Surface Engineering Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 and Lakhtakia, Akhlesh and Mingkai, Lei},
abstractNote = {The boundary-value problem of the propagation of Dyakonov-Tamm waves guided by the planar interface between two structurally chiral materials that are identical except for structural handedness was formulated and numerically solved. Detailed analysis showed that either two or three different Dyakonov-Tamm waves can propagate. These waves have different phase speeds and degrees of localization to the interface with a sudden handedness change. The most localized Dyakonov-Tamm waves are essentially confined to within a small number of structural periods of the interface on either side.},
doi = {10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.013801},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21388796}, journal = {Physical Review. A},
issn = {1050-2947},
number = 1,
volume = 81,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}