Short wavelength band structure of photons in cholesteric liquid crystals

Autor: Bogdanov, O. V., Kazinski, P. O., Korolev, P. S., Lazarenko, G. Yu.
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: J. Mol. Liq. 371 (2023) 121095
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121095
Popis: The band structure of photons in cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) is investigated in the shortwave approximation. The bound states or narrow resonances of photons in the CLC are formed by the extraordinary waves. The explicit expressions for the spectrum bands and the dispersion laws of photons in these bands are obtained. It is shown that these states describe photons propagating almost perpendicular to the CLC axis. The density of photon states acquires a sharp peak due to the presence of bound states. Near this peak, in the particular case of plasma permittivity, the photons posses a linear or quadratic dispersion relations in the directions perpendicular to the CLC axis depending on the sign of the anisotropy of the CLC permittivity tensor. The resonances in the CLC plate are also described.
Comment: 23 pp., 4 figs, some elucidations added
Databáze: arXiv