FDTD Analysis of Light Propagation in Cholesteric Blue Phases Deformed by an Electric Field

Abstract

In this study, we calculated the photonic band structures and the transmission properties of cholesteric blue phases (BPs) deformed by an electric field using Finite-Difference Time-Domain method. Order parameter tensor of BPs calculated by Landau-de Geenes theory was used in this calculation. As a result of deforming of their lattice structure caused applying electric field along the (100) direction of BPII, reflection band shift was observed with keeping their circular polarization selectivity.