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Tunable reflectance spectra of multilayered cholesteric photonic structures with anisotropic defect layers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20365757     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this paper, we investigate the spectral characteristics of normal incident light reflected by a multilayered structure composed of an alternated sequence of single-pitch cholesteric liquid-crystal (ChLC) and anisotropic layers. Using the Berreman 4x4 matrix formalism, we numerically obtain the reflection spectrum and the chromaticity diagram as a function of the anisotropic layers thickness d. For d-->0 , the structure behaves like a single ChLC layer, showing a single reflection band. As the anisotropic layer thickness increases, the reflection band shifts toward high-wavelength spectral regions, while new reflection bands appear. As a consequence, the reflection chromaticity continuously changes with d . It is observed that a suitable choice of the anisotropic layer thickness can produce a threefold reflection band with a red-green-blue associated color for both polarized and unpolarized incident lights.
Authors:
E M Nascimento; F M Zanetti; M L Lyra; I N de Oliveira
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-03-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics     Volume:  81     ISSN:  1550-2376     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-06     Completed Date:  2010-07-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101136452     Medline TA:  Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  031713     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL 57072-970, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anisotropy
Cholesterol / chemistry*
Computer Simulation
Liquid Crystals / chemistry*
Models, Chemical*
Photons
Refractometry / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-88-5/Cholesterol

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