Eigenpolarizations and eigenvalues of the transfer function for the complex amplitude of a layer of a medium with a helical periodic structure

Арутюнян М.З., Варданян Г.А., Геворгян А.А. Собственные поляризации и собственные значения передаточной функции и комплексной амплитуды слоя среды со спиральной периодической структурой // Оптический журнал. 2007. Т. 74. № 4. С. 16–23.

Arutyunyan M.Z., Vardanyan G.A., Gevorgyan A.A. Eigenpolarizations and eigenvalues of the transfer function for the complex amplitude of a layer of a medium with a helical periodic structure [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2007. V. 74. № 4. P. 16–23.

M. Z. Arutyunyan, A. A. Gevorgyan, and G. A. Vardanyan, "Eigenpolarizations and eigenvalues of the transfer function for the complex amplitude of a layer of a medium with a helical periodic structure," Journal of Optical Technology. 74 (4), 236-242 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.74.000236

This paper discusses the oblique propagation of light through a planar layer of cholesteric liquid crystal. The problem is solved by Ambartsumyan’s method of composition of layers. The results of a study of the features of the eigenpolarizations (EPs) and the eigenvalues of the transfer function for a comprehensive analysis are given. It is shown that the ellipticity of the EPs tends to zero nonmonotonically as the angle of incidence increases.