In the construction of polarization beam-splitters (PBS) and switches a structure can be employed, that is based on the birefringence of periodically laminated dielectric thin films [2,7]. In this work we derive an estimate of the split angle in laminated polarization splitters behaving as negative uniaxial crystals, in the case of oblique incidence. This analysis has been applied to an artific...

We report here uniform and defect-free homeotropic alignment of nematic liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy (Deo0) on cleaned substrates, which can be changed to bright state (homogeneous alignment) by applying an electric field. However, non-uniformity in the bright state would not be desirable for display devices. Therefore, silane treated and gently rubbed substrates have be...

Nonconservative optical forces acting on dipolar particles are considered in longitudinally invariant optical fields. We demonstrate that the orientation of these forces is strictly dictated by the propagation vector associated with such field configurations. As a direct consequence of this, it is impossible to achieve a reversal of optical forces in homogeneous media. We show instead that tran...

ABSTRACT: We report on a strategy for achieving negative phase velocity (NPV) in a homogenized composite medium (HCM) conceptualized using the Bruggeman formalism. The constituent material phases of the HCM do not support NPV propagation. The HCM and its constituent phases are isotropic dielectric–magnetic mediums; the real parts of their permittivities/permeabilities are negative–valued wherea...

A recent analysis by Pendry #J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3966 !2000"$ shows that a dielectric slab with a dielectric constant %!"1 can produce a perfect image in the electrostatic limit (c →&), independent of the permeability ', and therefore is a perfect lens. Here we include retardation effects and show how distance and dissipation make the lens no longer perfect. Nevertheless we concl...

Propylene carbonate and a mixture of two secondary amides, N-methylformamide and N-ethylacetamide, are investigated by means of broadband dielectric and mechanical shear spectroscopy. The similarities between the rheological and the dielectric responses of these liquids and of the previously investigated tripropylene glycol are discussed within a simple approach that employs an electrical circu...

An inductively coupled plasma source, designed for ion beam applications, is allowed to float up to several kilovolt positive. If one side of the radio frequency (rf) antenna is grounded and the dielectric source tube and the surrounding air are allowed to reach a threshold temperature corona breakdown at the rf antenna occurs. The experiments presented here show that a dc corona can be ignited...

High birefringence and low viscosity negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystals Sebastian Gauza a; Meizi Jiao a; Shin-Tson Wu a; Przemysaw Kula b; Roman Dbrowski b; Xiao Liang c a College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA b Institute of Chemistry, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland c Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua Univers...

A simple optical lens plays an important role for exploring the microscopic world in science and technology by refracting light with tailored spatially varying refractive indices. Recent advancements in nanotechnology enable novel lenses, such as, superlens and hyperlens, with sub-wavelength resolution capabilities by specially designed materials' refractive indices with meta-materials and tran...

We consider two-dimensional three-component photonic crystals wherein one component is modeled as an electron gas. The problem is treated within the plane wave formalism. For the case of an incident electromagnetic wave with electric field vector parallel to the axis of the cylinders it is shown that the presence of dielectric shells covering the metallic cylinders leads to a closing of the str...