Dirac points, new photonic band gaps and effect of magnetically induced transparency in dichroic cholesteric liquid crystals with wavelength dependent magnetooptical activity parameter (2305.09233v1)

Abstract: We investigated the properties of dichroic cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) being in external static magnetic field directed along helix axis. We have shown that in the case of the wavelength dependence of magneto-optic activity parameter, new features appear in the optics of dichroic CLCs. We have shown that in this case new Dirac points appear, moreover, at some Dirac points photonic band gaps (PBGs) appear, at others, lines of magnetically induced transparency (MIT). In this case a polarization-sensitive transmission band appears too. At certain values of the helix pitch of the CLC and of the magnitude of the external magnetic field three PBGs of different nature appear, a transmittance band, two narrow lines of MIT and one broadband MIT. This system is non-reciprocal and the nonreciprocity changes over a wide range, it is observed both for reflection and transmittance and for absorption. The soft matter nature of CLCs and their response to external influences lead to easily tunable multifunctional devices that can find a variety of applications. They can apply as tunable narrow-band or broad-band filters and mirrors, a highly tunable broad/narrow-band coherent perfect absorber, transmitter, ideal optical diode, and other devices.