Correlation length facilitates Voigt wave propagation
Optics
2009-11-10 v3
Abstract
Under certain circumstances, Voigt waves can propagate in a biaxial composite medium even though the component material phases individually do not support Voigt wave propagation. This phenomenon is considered within the context of the strong--permittivity--fluctuation theory. A generalized implementation of the theory is developed in order to explore the propagation of Voigt waves in any direction. It is shown that the correlation length--a parameter characterizing the distributional statistics of the component material phases--plays a crucial role in facilitating the propagation of Voigt waves in the homogenized composite medium.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0408045,
title = {Correlation length facilitates Voigt wave propagation},
author = {Tom G. Mackay and Akhlesh Lakhtakia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0408045},
year = {2009}
}