PMID: 22587109May 17, 2012Paper

Modeling the reflection from cholesteric liquid crystals using modal analysis and mode matching

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Marios Andreas ChristouAnastasis C Polycarpou

Abstract

The reflection and transmission spectra from right-handed cholesteric liquid crystals are computed in the visible region for a linearly, circularly, or elliptically polarized incident plane wave at oblique incidence. The liquid crystal cell is sandwiched between dielectric layers of certain thickness and refractive index. The underlined formulation is based on a modal analysis of the governing field expressions in the dielectric and liquid-crystal regions. A representative matrix system is obtained after enforcing the continuity of the tangential electric and magnetic fields at the material interfaces. Solution of the governing matrix system results in the reflectance and transmittance for a given wavelength. Numerical results for both normal and oblique incidence were obtained and compared with data published in the literature. The underlined formulation is effective, accurate, robust, versatile, and computationally efficient.

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Jun 28, 2019·Advanced Materials·Augustinus J J KragtAlbertus P H J Schenning

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