Chiral layered metallic microstructures

Author

Svirko, Y. ; Zheludev, N. ; Osipov, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., Tokyo Univ., Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

176

Abstract

Summary form only given. We suggest a new layered metallic micro-structure which exhibit pronounced polarization-sensitive properties. The transmittance and reflectance of the structures are strongly polarization-dependent, resembling the properties of chiral liquid crystals. We show that these crystals have strong optical activity and circular dichroisin for transmitted light, both rapidly increasing as the wavelength approaches the characteristic size in the structure. The structure consists of a number of small, 3-dimensional "fully-metallic molecules".

Keywords

chirality; light polarisation; metallic thin films; micro-optics; optical rotation; 3D fully-metallic molecules; characteristic size; chiral layered metallic microstructures; chiral liquid crystals; circular dichroism; layered metallic micro-structure; polarization-dependent; polarization-sensitive properties; reflectance; spatially separated highly conductive stripes; strong optical activity; transmittance; transmitted light; Excitons; Liquid crystal polymers; Liquid crystals; Microstructure; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Photonic crystals; Physics; Strips;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-663-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2001.962030

Filename

962030