Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 13, Issue 12, 121602(2015)
Geometric optics interpretation for rainbow scattering of a chiral sphere
Fig. 1. Light interaction with chiral interface. (a) Achiral–chiral interface. (b) Chiral–achiral interface.
Fig. 2. Light interaction with the chiral sphere. (a) AC and its following traces. (b) AB and its following traces.
Fig. 3. Final ray traces in the chiral sphere.
Fig. 4. Rainbow angles compared with analytical solutions.
Fig. 5. Variation of rainbow angles with chirality.
Fig. 6. Effects of refractive index of the chiral sphere.
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Zhensen Wu, Qingchao Shang, Tan Qu, Zhengjun Li, Lu Bai. Geometric optics interpretation for rainbow scattering of a chiral sphere[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(12): 121602
Category: Materials
Received: Sep. 11, 2015
Accepted: Oct. 27, 2015
Published Online: Sep. 12, 2018
The Author Email: Zhensen Wu (wuzhs@mail.xidian.edu.cn)