Harmonic plane wave propagation in anisotropic chiral media

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hillion, Pïerre^a

Affiliations: [a] Institut Henri Poincaré, 86 Bis Route de Croissy, 78110 Le Vésinet, France. E-mail: pierre.hillion@wanadoo.fr

Abstract: We analyse the harmonic plane wave propagation in a anisotropic chiral medium characterized by a symmetric permittivity tensor, scalar permeability and scalar chiraliry weak enough to make negligible its nonlinear effects. The Fresnel equation is first discussed to get the refractive indices in the two directions of propagation. Then, the propagation of harmonic plane waves is investigated in biaxial and uniaxial anisotropic chiral media as well as the reflection of such a wave on these media. Three Appendices giving the explicit form of the electromagnetic field components in anisotropic chiral media complete the paper.

Keywords: Anisotropy, chirality, permittivity tensor, plane wave propagation

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2008-943

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 337-350, 2008