Chiral elements and dual systems: Towards the design of an omnidirectional optical active media

  • Xavier Vidal
  • , Xavier Zambrana-Puyalto
  • , Alex F. Barbara
  • , Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton
  • , Gabriel Molina-Terriza

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Abstract

We will show how to extract information from the Mie coefficients to properly design dual systems combined with chiral elements for having optically active structures. Such optically active elements will scatter the light omnidirectionally, where the amount of rotation of light is fixed in any given direction independently of the incident polarization. The key elements are the preservation of helicity by equaling the electric and magnetic responses from the material, and by the proper manipulation of the angular momentum.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicro/Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventMicro/Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 9 Dec 201311 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8923
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceMicro/Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period9/12/1311/12/13

Keywords

  • Chirality
  • duality
  • helicity
  • Kerker conditions
  • Mie coefficients
  • optical activity

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