We consider the helicity and chirality of the free electromagnetic field, and advocate the
former as a means of characterising the interaction of chiral light with matter. This is in view …

We report the publication of treams, a new software for electromagnetic scattering
computations based on the T-matrix method. Besides conventional T-matrix calculations for …

A topological insulator is a material with an insulating interior but time-reversal symmetry-
protected conducting edge states. Since its prediction and discovery almost a decade ago …

Sculptured thin films (STFs) are a class of nanoengineered materials with properties that can
be designed and realized in a controllable manner using physical vapor deposition. This text …

The action of complex arrangements of matter on electromagnetic waves lies at the heart of
this book. Herein, we generally regard matter from a macroscopic perspective, which means …

Chirality extends the class of negatively refracting metamaterials by endowing a richer
palette of electromagnetic properties. Chiral metamaterials can support negative refraction …

A novel method, accelerating the method‐of‐moment (MoM) analysis of large, complex‐
shaped microstrip antennas, is presented. The basic step in the approach is to divide the …

The Leontovich-Levin equation for optical scattering by an achiral carbon nanotube (CNT) of
finite length is formulated, based on a quantum-mechanical microscopic model of the …

We present the technique of bideposition to realize thin-film helicoidal bianisotropic
mediums (TFHBM's) that exhibit high optical activity. We show, by experiment as well as by …

Abstract Background and Aims Blue-green iridescence in the tropical rainforest understorey
sedge Mapania caudata creates structural coloration in its leaves through a novel photonic …