Circular differential double diffraction in chiral media.
In an optically active liquid the diffraction angle depends on the circular polarization state of the incident light beam. We report the observation of circular differential diffraction in an isotropic chiral medium, and we demonstrate that double diffraction is an alternate means to determine the handedness (enantiomeric excess) of a solution.
Ghosh
Ambarish
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The Rowland Institute at Harvard, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Fazal
Furqan M
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Fischer
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