On Electromagnetic Waves in Chiral Media.

Abstract

The propagation of electromagnetic waves through chiral media, i.e., through composite media consisting of macroscopic chiral objects randomly embedded in a dielectric is analyzed. The peculiar effects that such media have on the polarization properties of the waves are placed in evidence. To demonstrate the physical basis of these effects a specific example, chosen for its analytical simplicity, is worked out from first principles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA103051

Entities

People

  • A. R. Mickelson
  • C. H. Papas
  • D. L. Jaggard

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Dipole Moments
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Magnetic Dipoles
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Numbers
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Structural Dynamics.