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Polarisation by chiral liquid crystal

 
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Sep30-04, 09:56 PM   #1
 

Polarisation by chiral liquid crystal


What causes a right-circularly polarised wave to be reflected by a right-handed cholesteric liquid crystal? Similarly,

why is a left-circularly polarised wave transmitted? What happens to the photons in these cases?
 
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